Dissipative Structures and the Origins of Life

Melamede, Robert J.

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“…It seems, therefore, that a universe without imaginary dimensions (i.e., with α 2 = 0) would be a black hole. Hence, the evolution of information [1][2][3][4][5][6] requires imaginary time.…”

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The Imaginary Universe

Łukaszyk¹

2023

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Imaginary dimensions in physics require an imaginary set of base Planck units and some negative parameter $c_n$ corresponding to the speed of light in vacuum $c$. The second, negative fine-structure constant $\alpha_2^{-1} \approx -140.178$ present in Fresnel coefficients for the normal incidence of electromagnetic radiation on monolayer graphene leads to the imaginary Planck units. Furthermore, it sets $c_n \approx -3.06 \times 10^8~\text{[m/s]}$. It follows that electric charges are the same in real and imaginary dimensions. Neutron stars and white dwarfs, objects emitting perfect black-body radiation, need energy exceeding their mass-energy equivalence ratios. Complex energies are defined in terms of real and imaginary Planck units. Their imaginary parts, inaccessible for direct observation, store the excess of these energies. It follows that black holes are fundamentally uncharged, charged micro neutron stars and white dwarfs with masses lower than $5.7275 \times 10^{-10}~[\text{kg}]$ are unphysical, and the radii of white dwarfs' cores are limited to $R_{\text{WD}} < 6.7933~G M_{\text{WD}}/c^2$. It is conjectured that the maximum atomic number $Z=238$. A black-body object is in the equilibrium of complex energies of masses, charges, and wavelengths if its radius $R_\text{eq} \approx 2.7665~G M_{\text{BBO}}/c^2$, which corrects the value of the photon sphere radius $R_{\text{ps}}=3G M/c^2$, taking into account the value(s) of the fine-structure constant(s), which is otherwise neglected in general relativity.

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2023

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“…It wasn't only the effects of calorie restriction on monkeys that suggested such explanation. It was earlier proposed [ 28 ] that if an individual has an excess of energy, its flow is not optimal. This Author concluded that the general quality of living system is destabilized by an excess energy production, which influenced the rate of senescence and longevity.…”

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“…This Author concluded that the general quality of living system is destabilized by an excess energy production, which influenced the rate of senescence and longevity. The Author, however, ascribed the negative consequences to the increased rate of free radical production [ 28 ], which hardly finds support in the results of recent experiments [ 29 ].…”

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“…The only other known and generally accepted factor potentially increasing longevity of human beings is the Mediterranean diet [ 17 ]. To counterbalance the opinion that energy excess acts through the action of free radicals as proposed by Melamede [ 28 ], we propose much more trivial physiological or biochemical mechanisms. We propose to interpret the effects of energy excess according the following series of arguments: Wild animals encounter periods of plenty and food scarcity.…”

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Energy excess is the main cause of accelerated aging of mammals

2015

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The analysis of cases of unusually high longevity of naked mole rats and an alternative explanation of the phenomenon of calorie restriction effects in monkeys allowed for postulating that any factor preventing an excess of energy consumed, leads to increased lifespan, both in evolutionary and an individual lifetime scale. It is postulated that in mammals the most destructive processes resulting in shortening of life are not restricted to the phenomena explained by the hyperfunction theory of Mikhail Blagosklonny. Hyperfunction, understood as unnecessary or even adverse syntheses of cell components, can be to some extent prevented by lowered intake of nutrients when body growth ceases. We postulate also the contribution of glyco/lipotoxicity to aging, resulting from the excess of energy. Besides two other factors seem to participate in aging. One of them is lack of telomerase activity in some somatic cells. The second factor concerns epigenetic phenomena. Excessive activity of epigenetic maintenance system probably turns off some crucial organismal functions. Another epigenetic factor playing important role could be the micro RNA system deciding on expression of numerous age-related diseases. However, low extrinsic mortality from predation is a conditio sine qua non of the expression of all longevity phenotypes in animals. Among all long-lived animals, naked mole rats are unique in the elimination of neoplasia, which is accompanied by delayed functional symptoms of senescence. The question whether simultaneous disappearance of neoplasia and delayed senescence is accidental or not remains open.

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“…It is said that in the energy cycle within an organism, electrons are passed from hydrocarbons to oxygen. [ 2 ] This energy cycle is the driving mechanism for maintaining life processes in cells.…”

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Electrons in biology

Srinivasan

2017

Int J Yoga

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Dissipative Structures and the Origins of Life

Cited by 28 publications

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The Imaginary Universe

The Imaginary Universe

Energy excess is the main cause of accelerated aging of mammals

Electrons in biology

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