Quantum squeezed state analysis of spontaneous ultra weak light photon emission of practitioners of meditation and control subjects

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 345-352

  Van Wijk, Eduard P A ^a   Van Wijk, Roeland ^a,c   Bajpai, Rajendra P ^a,b  

^a International Institute of Biophysics   (Germany)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biophotonics; Human; Meditation; Oxidative stress; Photo count distribution; Squeezed state; Ultra weak photon emission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTON; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUANTUM THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTONS; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUANTUM THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 50649092899     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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