2017/12/20 by Robert R. Bishop, Bishop, Robert R., Joseph E. Brenner +1
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Origins and Evolution of Life #Philosophy and History of Science #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1801.01471
openalex publication_date 2017/12/20 · openalex created_date 2022/10/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
To help resolve stubborn aporias in quantum mechanics, Kastner, Kauffman and\nEpperson have recently proposed a new interpretation of Heisenbergs ontological\nduality of res extensa and res potentia. In related work, Khrennikov and Aerts\nand their respective associates have explored the intermediate domain of\nmesoscopic phenomena in which quantum-like behavior can be observed and\nformalized. We generalize this work to define a third domain, one of\nmacroscopic, interactive processes to which quantum concepts, but not quantum\nformalism apply. We show that they follow the non-standard logic proposed in\nthe last century by the FrancoRomanian thinker Stephane Lupasco. This logical\nsystem, grounded in the ontological dualities in nature, describes the\nevolution of complex processes and emergence at macroscopic levels of reality\nas chains of interacting actualities and potentialities. Without going outside\nthe laws of physics, some new approaches to the problems of life, cognition and\ninformation can be made. The most appropriate formalism for describing this\nlogic is under current scrutiny.\n