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Consciousness and the Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics
University of Skövde, School of Bioscience. University of Skövde, Systems Biology Research Environment. Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland. (Cognitive Neuroscience and Philosophy)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7838-8293
Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland.
2025 (English)In: Journal of Physics, Conference Series, ISSN 1742-6588, E-ISSN 1742-6596, Vol. 3017, article id 012052Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The idea that consciousness is somehow needed to collapse the wave function was emphasized especially by Eugene Wigner in 1961 and has recently been discussed by e.g. David Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen. We revisit the reasons why the idea was proposed in the first place and briefly consider Chalmers and McQueen’s discussion.
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Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2025. Vol. 3017, article id 012052
Keywords [en]
wave function collapse, quantum measurement, quantum state, consciousness, mental causation
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Philosophy Subatomic Physics
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Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24967DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3017/1/012052Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105009695816OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24967DiVA, id: diva2:1946094
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Eleventh International Workshop DICE2024, Castello Pasquini, Castiglioncello (Tuscany), 16-20 September 2024. Spacetime - Matter - Quantum Mechanics: "Quo vadis, fisica?"
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