Overview

I am a theoretical quantum physicist with an interest in open quantum systems and the interdisciplinary topic of quantum biology. My work at the University of Exeter centres on the quantum compass of magnetoreception which suggests that there may be a quantum mechanism behind the ability of some animals, such as birds, to sense the Earth's magnetic field for navigation purposes. 

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Publications

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| 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |

2022

• Smith L. (2022) Modelling quantum dynamics in molecular photoswitches.
• Brokowski TJ, Chowdhury FT, Smith LD, Alvarez P, Sandeep S, Aiello C. (2022) Spin Chemistry Simulation via Hybrid-Quantum Machine Learning, Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, QCE 2022, pages 867-868, DOI:10.1109/QCE53715.2022.00147.
• Smith LD, Chowdhury FT, Peasgood I, Dawkins N, Kattnig DR. (2022) Driven Radical Motion Enhances Cryptochrome Magnetoreception: Toward Live Quantum Sensing, J Phys Chem Lett, volume 13, no. 45, pages 10500-10506, DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02840. [PDF]
• Smith LD, Chowdhury FT, Peasgood I, Dawkins N, Kattnig DR. (2022) Driven spin dynamics enhances cryptochrome magnetoreception: Towards live quantum sensing, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, volume 13. [PDF]
• Smith LD, Deviers J, Kattnig DR. (2022) Observations about utilitarian coherence in the avian compass, Scientific Reports, volume 12, no. 1, DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-09901-7.

2021

• Smith LD, Deviers J, Kattnig DR. (2021) Observations about utilitarian coherence in the avian compass, Sci Rep, volume 12. [PDF]

2019

• Smith LD, Dijkstra AG. (2019) Quantum dissipative systems beyond the standard harmonic model: features of linear absorption and dynamics. [PDF]
• Smith LD, Dijkstra AG. (2019) Quantum dissipative systems beyond the standard harmonic model: Features of linear absorption and dynamics, The Journal of Chemical Physics, volume 151, no. 16, DOI:10.1063/1.5122896. [PDF]

2018

• Knee GC, Marcus M, Smith LD, Datta A. (2018) Subtleties of witnessing quantum coherence in nonisolated systems, Physical Review A, volume 98, no. 5, article no. 052328, DOI:10.1103/physreva.98.052328. [PDF]

2017

• Knee GC, Rowe P, Smith LD, Troisi A, Datta A. (2017) Structure-Dynamics Relation in Physically-Plausible Multi-Chromophore Systems, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, volume 8, no. 10, pages 2328-2333, DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00829. [PDF]

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