Self-Organization of Temporal Structures — A Possible Solution for the Intervention Problem

Lucadou, Walter von

doi:10.1063/1.2388760

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“…Such standard procedures assume stable causal signals that can be extracted from background noise. This is precisely what cannot be achieved, simply because there is only relatedness, but no signal (von Lucadou 2006;von Lucadou et al 2007). Hence a new model is needed.…”

Section: The Current Paradigm and Its Limitationsmentioning

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Generalised Quantum Theory—Basic Idea and General Intuition: A Background Story and Overview

Walach

Stillfried

2011

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Science is always presupposing some basic concepts that are held to be useful. These absolute presuppositions (Collingwood) are rarely debated and form the framework for what has been termed ''paradigm'' by Kuhn. Our currently accepted scientific model is predicated on a set of presuppositions that have difficulty accommodating holistic structures and relationships and are not geared towards incorporating non-local correlations. Since the theoretical models we hold also determine what we perceive and take as scientifically viable, it is important to look for an alternative model that can deal with holistic relationships. One approach is to generalise algebraic quantum theory, which is an inherently holistic framework, into a generic model. Relaxing some restrictions and definitions from quantum theory proper yields an axiomatic framework that can be applied to any type of system. Most importantly, it keeps the core of the quantum theoretical formalism. It is capable of handling complementary observables, i.e. descriptors which are non-commuting, incompatible and yet collectively required to fully describe certain situations. It also predicts a generalised form of non-local correlations that in quantum theory are known as entanglement. This generalised version is not quantum entanglement but an analogue form of holistic, non-local connectedness of elements within systems, predicted to occur whenever elements within systems are described by observables which are complementary to the description of the whole system. While a considerable body of circumstantial evidence supports the plausibility of the model, we are not yet in a position to use it for clear cut predictions that could be experimentally falsified. The series of papers offered in this special issue are the beginning of what we hope will become a rich scientific debate.

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Section: The Current Paradigm and Its Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Generalised Quantum Theory—Basic Idea and General Intuition: A Background Story and Overview

Walach

Stillfried

2011

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“…This leads to the disappearance of the micro-PK effect in later replication attempts. Thus, on the macroscopic level, the no signal theorem is saved ( von Lucadou, 2006 , 2015 ); in other words, if a signal transfer occurs, it cannot be used intentionally because its appearance and disappearance vary unsystematically. Maier and Dechamps (in press) also suggested that a micro-PK effect changes over time and argued by referring to the entropy principle that such effects might behave like dampened harmonic oscillations, reflecting the interplay between the quantum-PK effect and its counter-mechanism ‘entropy.’…”

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Intentional Observer Effects on Quantum Randomness: A Bayesian Analysis Reveals Evidence Against Micro-Psychokinesis

2018

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Intentional effects of human observation on the output of quantum-based random number generators (tRNG) have been studied for decades now. This research has been known as micro-psychokinesis (micro-PK) and many studies in the field reported evidence for mentally induced non-random deviations from chance. A most recent meta-analysis from Bösch et al. (2006) revealed a very small and heterogeneous overall effect size that indicated a significant deviation from chance across studies. There remains doubt among the scientific community on the existence of micro-PK given: (i) the small and heterogenous effect; and (ii) the fact that several independent replication attempts of prominent studies failed to confirm the original results. The study presented here was intended to provide decisive evidence for or against the existence of micro-PK. An online experiment with 12,571 participants was conducted. The Bayesian analysis revealed strong evidence for H0 (BF01 = 10.07). Thus, micro-PK did not exist in the data. A closer inspection of the temporal change of the effect seemed to suggest a non-random oscillative structure with a higher frequency than observed in simulated data. The possible role of entropy and the relation to the model of pragmatic information from von Lucadou (2015) is discussed.

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“…The experiment (Lucadou 2006) was a conceptual replication of two earlier experiments (Lucadou 1986(Lucadou , 1991b, which demonstrate entanglement correlations between a quantum physical random process and certain psychological variables of human observers. In this study button-pushes were used as psychological variables.…”

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Complex Environmental Reactions, as a New Concept to Describe Spontaneous “Paranormal” Experiences

Lucadou¹

2010

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A systemic phenomenological model that assumes the movability of the Cartesian cut is proposed and elucidated by means of a single exploratory case study. The model assumes that a continuum from purely psychosomatic disorders to RSPK cases exists. The degree of externalization (locus of control) of the affected person serves as an ordering parameter for the location of the Cartesian cut. It turns out that the dynamics of the disorder develops in four phases, like in the RSPKmodel of the MPI. However, in contrast to the decline phase of the RSPK cases (because of the NT-axiom), CER cases lead to petrification of the complaints.

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Self-Organization of Temporal Structures — A Possible Solution for the Intervention Problem

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Generalised Quantum Theory—Basic Idea and General Intuition: A Background Story and Overview

Generalised Quantum Theory—Basic Idea and General Intuition: A Background Story and Overview

Intentional Observer Effects on Quantum Randomness: A Bayesian Analysis Reveals Evidence Against Micro-Psychokinesis

Complex Environmental Reactions, as a New Concept to Describe Spontaneous “Paranormal” Experiences

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