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quantum state collapse
Also known as: quantum state collapse, quantum collapse
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 10 facts
claimInteractionism that posits consciousness affects the physical world by influencing the outcome of quantum collapse strongly suggests libertarianism, because quantum collapse is an indeterministic process.
claimDerk Pereboom (1995) and Barbara Montero and David Papineau (2016) argue that the idea of consciousness influencing quantum collapse outcomes is incompatible with quantum mechanics because quantum mechanics fixes the probability of each outcome, whereas consciousness influencing the outcome would alter those probabilities.
claimLibertarians about free will, including Peter van Inwagen (1983), Robert Kane (1985), and Mark Balaguer (2009), have utilized the idea that consciousness influences quantum collapse to support their theories.
referenceDavid Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen (2022) proposed a scientifically grounded version of the hypothesis that consciousness causes quantum collapse, building on earlier work by Henry Stapp (1993).
claimInteractionist dualists, such as John Eccles and Karl Popper in 1977, have proposed that consciousness influences the outcome of quantum collapse.
claimThe hypothesis that consciousness causes quantum collapse without influencing the outcome avoids the problem of needing to explain how consciousness alters quantum probabilities.
claimThe hypothesis proposed by David Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen regarding consciousness and quantum collapse is empirically testable in principle, though it is not currently testable in practice.
claimQBism interprets quantum collapse as agents updating their subjective probabilities in view of newly acquired evidence.
claimA primary obstacle to the theory that non-physical consciousness influences quantum collapse is that microlevel indeterminism, such as an undetermined particle position, does not necessarily imply macrolevel indeterminism, such as the firing of a neuron.
claimThe hypothesis that conscious observation causes quantum collapse was promoted by authors in the 1970s New Age movement, which may have contributed to the idea's reputation as unscientific.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
claimJohn Eccles proposed that the fundamentally indeterministic nature of individual quantum state collapses in the brain provides an entry point for mental causation, allowing mental powers to influence brain states.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
claimQuantum state collapse, or reduction, is defined as the transition of a quantum state to an eigenstate, which is distinct from the continuous, unitary, and reversible evolution of a system described by the Schrödinger equation.
Quantum Theory of Consciousness - Scirp.org. scirp.org 1 fact
claimRoger Penrose contends that quantum state collapse occurs naturally due to an objective threshold in the fine-scale structure of the universe, producing the rudiments of phenomenal conscious experience.