Reply to the comment on 'Quantum trajectory tests of radical-pair quantum dynamics in CIDNP measurements of photosynthetic reaction centers' by G. Jeschke

摘要

We recently unraveled a major inconsistency in the traditional description of radical-pair quantum dynamics by studying single-molecule quantum trajectories and comparing their prediction with Haberkorn's master equation. A comment by Jeschke claimed that the inconsistency arises because we did not properly include quantum state projections in the traditional approach. We here show that Jeschke stipulates quantum trajectories involving unphysical quantum states with negative populations. Moreover, the author's Monte Carlo simulation and its agreement with Haberkorn's master equation is a demonstration of an algebraic tautology, establishing the consistency of an unphysical master equation with circularly defined unphysical trajectories. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.