Vibrational Enclosures as Proto-Compartmentalization in the Origin of Life

Proposed is a novel prebiotic mechanism for molecular compartmentalization based on the vibrational behavior of simple peptide chains. Specifically, it is herein hypothesized that early amino acids such as glycine, when polymerized into short peptides, could form chains whose synchronized vibrational modes emitted electromagnetic fields capable of forming transient, field-defined enclosures. These energetic “walls” could represent a primitive form of pre-membrane compartmentalization, concentrating molecular interactions and stabilizing chemical gradients—crucial conditions for the emergence of life. This hypothesis builds on established concepts in molecular vibrational spectroscopy [1], coherent electromagnetic domains [2, 3], and self-organization in nonequilibrium systems [8]. It is suggested preliminary modeling and experimentation to test whether vibrational fields from polypeptides can interfere constructively to create field-enclosed zones, and to determine the biochemical potential of such compartments.