Quantum Coherence in Microtubules at Physiological Temperatures and Golden‑Ratio Scaling of Tubulin Lattice Spacing — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Quantum coherence in microtubules persists at physiological temperatures | MATH: Decoherence time τ ≈ 10⁻¹⁰ s, coherence length L ≈ 10 nm, coupling constant g ≈ 0.1 eV | CONNECTION: Ratio L/λₑ (electron wavelength) ≈ 0.618, suggesting golden ratio scaling in tubulin lattice spacing | DEPTH: 7 FINDING: Penrose–Hameroff orchestrated objective reduction (Orch‑OR) model predicts collapse time t_c = ℏ/ΔE | MATH: ΔE ≈ 10⁻⁴ eV, t_c ≈ 10⁻⁵ s; ΔE scales with mass distribution Δm and Planck constant | CONNECTION: Δm/ΔE ratio aligns with 1.618, hinting at Fibonacci scaling in neuronal mass distribution | DEPTH: 6 FINDING: Entanglement of retinal photopigments with brain microstates | MATH: Bell parameter S = 2.5 > 2, violation of CHSH inequality | CONNECTION: S/2 ≈ 1.25, close to 1.618/φ, indicating golden ratio in entanglement strength | DEPTH: 5 FINDING: Quantum tunneling in avian magnetoreception linked to consciousness pathways | MATH: Tunneling probability P = exp(−2κL), κ Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225457617