Circular dichroism of relativistically-moving chiral molecules.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the impact of the relativistic motion of a chiral molecule on its optical response is a prime challenge for fundamental science, but it also has a direct practical relevance in our search for extraterrestrial life. To contribute to these significant developments, we describe a multi-scale computational framework that combines quantum chemistry calculations and full-wave optical simulations to predict the chiral optical response from molecules moving at relativistic speeds. Specifically, the effect of a relativistic motion on the transmission circular dichroism (TCD) of three life-essential biomolecules, namely, B-DNA, chlorophyll a, and chlorophyll b, is investigated. Inspired by previous experiments to detect interstellar chiral molecules, we assume that the molecules move b

SUBMITTER: Whittam MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632085 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature