Comment on 'Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of light absorption'

David Andrews

doi:10.1088/0305-4470/33/6/401

Comment on 'Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of light absorption'

David Andrews

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Abstract

A recent paper by Meszéna and Westerhoff (1999 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32 301) has aimed to address what is referred to as a principal question of biological thermodynamics, the possibility of describing photosynthesis in terms of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The issue is associated with a misrepresentation of the fundamental photophysics involved, and as a result the analysis is invalid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1297–1299
Journal	Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/33/6/401
Publication status	Published - 2000

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