Ion Parametric Resonance: Resolving the Signal-to-Noise-Ratio Paradox

Abstract

Lednev's () “possible mechanisms for the influence of weak magnetic fields on biological system” involved two parallel magnetic fields, one constant and one oscillatory in the ELF (extremely low-frequency) range. The suggested ion resonances (IPR) were termed “impossible” by Adair () even after they were demonstrated in a rat-nerve (PC-12) cell culture by Blackman et al. (). The “signal-to-noise-ratio” paradox (introduced by the author) is resolved by taking account of the coherent absorption of the ELF energy and showing how the energy of several trillion ELF photons can free a single ion from its trap on the surface of a cell of the culture.

Keywords:

• Bioeffects of magnetic fields
• ELF magnetic fields
• IPR
• PC-12 cell culture
• Signal-to-noise ratio