<i>Niels Bohr's Times, in Physics, Philosophy, and Polity</i>

Пайс, А.; Stuewer, Roger H.

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“…The basic notions of quantum theory not only represent essential features of how nature is organized but also of how our fields of knowledge are organized, which is a key focus of cognitive science. Some of the founding fathers of quantum theory, most ardently Niels Bohr, were convinced that the theory's central notions would prove meaningful outside of physics, in areas such as psychology and philosophy (Murdoch, 1987;Pais, 1991).The first steps to utilize Bohr's proposal were made in the 1990s by Aerts and colleagues (e.g., Aerts & Aerts, 1994;Aerts et al, 1993) and Bordley and colleagues (Bordley, 1998;Bordley & Kadane, 1999). They used non-distributive propositional lattices to address quantum-like behavior in non-quantum systems.…”

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The Potential of Using Quantum Theory to Build Models of Cognition

Wang

Busemeyer

Atmanspacher

et al. 2013

Topics in Cognitive Science

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Quantum cognition research applies abstract, mathematical principles of quantum theory to inquiries in cognitive science. It differs fundamentally from alternative speculations about quantum brain processes. This topic presents new developments within this research program. In the introduction to this topic, we try to answer three questions: Why apply quantum concepts to human cognition? How is quantum cognitive modeling different from traditional cognitive modeling? What cognitive processes have been modeled using a quantum account? In addition, a brief introduction to quantum probability theory and a concrete example is provided to illustrate how a quantum cognitive model can be developed to explain paradoxical empirical findings in psychological literature.Keywords: Quantum probability; Classical probability; Cognitive process; Compatibility; Entanglement; Non-Boolean logic With astonishing counterintuitive ramifications, quantum theory is the best empirically confirmed scientific theory in human history. It is "essential to every natural science" and its practical applications, such as the laser and the transistor, form the direct basis of at least one-third of our current economy (Rosenblum & Kuttner, 2006, p. 81). However, applying quantum theory to human cognition is not merely a simple extension of a most successful scientific theory. Rather, this endeavor is driven by a myriad of puzzling findings and stubborn challenges in psychological literature, by deep resonations between basic notions of quantum theory and psychological conceptions and intuitions, and by the Correspondence should be sent to Zheng Wang, School of Communication, The Ohio State University, 3045 Derby Hall, 154 N Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210-1339 exhibited potential of the theory to provide coherent and mathematically principled explanations for the puzzles and challenges in human cognitive research (Busemeyer & Bruza, 2012).Given the still nascent status of quantum cognition research, it is important to note that it differs from the approaches which treat (parts of) the brain literally as material quantum systems or a quantum computer (e.g., Beck & Eccles, 1992;Hameroff & Penrose, 1996; Stapp, 1993;Vitiello, 1995). In contrast, our approach applies abstract, mathematical principles of quantum theory to inquiries in cognitive science. In fact, to convey the idea that researchers in this area are not doing quantum mechanics, various modifiers have been proposed to describe the approach, such as cognitive models based on quantum structure (Aerts, 2009), quantum-like models (Khrennikov, 2010), and generalized quantum models (Atmanspacher, R€ omer, & Walach, 2002).This topic presents new developments within the quantum cognition modeling research program. In the introduction to this special issue, we try to answer three questions: Why apply quantum concepts to human cognition? How is quantum cognitive modeling different from traditional cognitive modeling? What cognitive processes have been modeled using a quantum account? In addi...

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The Potential of Using Quantum Theory to Build Models of Cognition

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Atmanspacher

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Topics in Cognitive Science

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“…Over-reflection has a long history in fluid mechanics (McIntyre & Weissman 1978 and references therein), but the first appearance of the concept may have been in early attempts at relativistic quantum theory, in which it was found that a sufficiently steep potential can over-reflect an electron beam (see the discussion of this in Pais 1991). They can represent discrete Rossby waves , or conservative ("elastic") scattering of Rossby waves coming in from z = 00.…”

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Baroclinic Instability

Pierrehumbert¹,

Swanson²

1995

Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech.

114

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“…We appeal now to the quantum, Bohr's notion of complementarity [30][31][32]. According to it, some objects display complementary properties that one can not simultaneously measure with accuracy.…”

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The Fisher Thermodynamics of Quasi-Probabilities

Pennini

Plastino

2015

Entropy

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Abstract:With reference to Lee's treatment of quasi-probabilities, it is seen that the three phase space quasi-probabilities, known as the P-, Husimi and Wigner ones, plus other intermediate ones, generate a common, single Fisher thermodynamics, along the lines developed by Frieden et al. We explore some facets of such thermodynamics and encounter complementarity between two different kinds of Fisher information.

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Niels Bohr's Times, in Physics, Philosophy, and Polity

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The Potential of Using Quantum Theory to Build Models of Cognition

The Potential of Using Quantum Theory to Build Models of Cognition

Baroclinic Instability

The Fisher Thermodynamics of Quasi-Probabilities

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