Experimental evidence for long-distance electrodynamic intermolecular forces

Abstract

Both Classical and Quantum Electrodynamics predict the existence of dipoledipole long-range electrodynamic intermolecular forces, however these have never been hitherto experimentally observed. The discovery of completely new and unanticipated forces acting between biomolecules could have considerable impact on our understanding of the dynamics and functioning of the molecular machines at work in living organisms. Here, using two independent experiments, based on different physical effects detected by fluorescence corre-1