In his 1955 monograph on the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, John von Neumann introduced the projection postulate as a mathematical tool to describe measurement as a discontinuous, non-causal, instantaneous, and irreversible transition of a quantum state to an eigenstate.

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  Quantum Approaches to Consciousness

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• Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper
• Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• quantum mechanics concept
• measurement concept
• John von Neumann entity
• quantum state concept