Endophysics, Time, Quantum And the Subjective: Proceedings of the ZIF Interdisciplinary Research Workshop, 17-22 January 2005, Bielefeld, Germany

CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 10
LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS......Page 12
LIST OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS......Page 17
GROUP PHOTO......Page 21
CHAPTER I: ENDOPHYSICS......Page 22
1 Views of “External” World: A Brief Historical Introduction......Page 24
2 The Exophysical Attitude......Page 27
3 Self-organization of Open Systems of Inert Matter......Page 28
4 The Evolving Human Knowledge......Page 30
5 Criticism of the Exophysical Approach. Role of Subjectivity......Page 33
6 Toward an Endo-Physical Viewpoint?......Page 36
7 Summary......Page 38
References......Page 40
1 Introduction......Page 44
2 Opposing Views of Time......Page 46
3 Opposing Views of Probability......Page 48
5 The Entropy of the Future......Page 49
6 The Quantum Future......Page 50
7 Null Tests......Page 53
8 The Stages Paradigm......Page 54
9 The Entropy of the Future in the Stages Paradigm......Page 56
10 The Two-Jump Entropy of the Future......Page 57
11 The Emergence of Endophysics......Page 58
12 The Planck-Hubble Estimate......Page 59
14 The Emergence of Classicality......Page 61
15 Concluding Remarks......Page 62
References......Page 63
1 Introduction......Page 64
2 Duration and Construction of Time......Page 65
3 Time and Its Manipulations......Page 67
3.1 Formation of intra-systemic time flow......Page 68
3.2 Systemic manipulations with time......Page 70
3.2.1 The temporalization of elements......Page 71
3.2.2 Manipulation through simulation......Page 74
References......Page 76
1 Introduction......Page 78
2 Consciousness, Self-Reference and Weak Adjunction......Page 79
3 Measurement and De-Measurement in a Formal World and Beyond......Page 81
4 Proto-Closure and Over-Forgetful Operation......Page 84
5 Physarum Mold Path Formation......Page 87
6 Conclusion......Page 91
References......Page 92
1 Perspectives......Page 94
3 Human/Machine Interactions......Page 96
3.1 Electronic random event generators......Page 97
3.2 Gender effects......Page 99
3.4 Space and time dependence......Page 101
3.5 Source dependence: random mechanical cascade......Page 102
4 FieldREG Studies and the Role of Resonance......Page 104
5 Remote Perception......Page 106
5.1 The role of uncertainty......Page 107
6 Models......Page 108
6.1 Quantum mechanics of consciousness......Page 109
6.2 Modular models......Page 111
6.3 Consciousness filters......Page 112
References......Page 113
A New Conceptual Framework for Physics: Some Thoughts Where and How to Begin Ernilios Bouratinos......Page 116
1 Introduction......Page 117
2 The Power of Object-Mediated Understanding......Page 118
3 Thinking about Ten Dimensions in Terms of Three......Page 119
4 The Price of Self-Locking Objectification......Page 121
5 Synthesis in Terms of Analysis......Page 122
6 Many Modes of Knowing......Page 123
7 Have Consciousness Studies Failed?......Page 124
8 A Consciousness Conscious of Itself......Page 125
10 The Many Aspects of Objectification......Page 126
11 A Language Adequate to What It Describes......Page 127
13 Relevant Knowledge......Page 128
14 The Scientific Philosopher and the Philosophical Scientist......Page 129
References......Page 130
CHAPTER II: TIME......Page 132
1 Introduction......Page 134
2.1 Experiences......Page 136
2.2 Creations and happenings......Page 138
2.3 The most basic modelling of the world: reality, present, past and future......Page 139
2.4 Material time and material happenings......Page 140
3.1 The nature of reality taking into account relativity theory......Page 141
3.2 Einstein versus Lorentt: has reality 4 dimensions?......Page 144
3.3 The process view confronted with the geometric view......Page 146
3.4 The singularity of the reality construction......Page 148
4 Conclusions: What about Time, Space and Reality?......Page 149
References......Page 150
1 Introduction......Page 152
2 Time in the Neurosciences......Page 153
3 Memory and Time......Page 154
4 Consciousness......Page 161
References......Page 164
1 Introduction......Page 170
2 Coupled Map Lattices as Models for Neuronal Assemblies......Page 172
3 Causal, Non-Causal, and Anti-Causal Interactions......Page 175
4 Time-Reversal Invariant Equations......Page 177
4.1 The One-Dimensional Problem......Page 178
4.2 The CML Problem......Page 180
5 Conclusions......Page 181
References......Page 183
1 Introduction......Page 184
2 The Twofold Way of Reflecting Temporal Experience......Page 186
3 Multiplicity of Temporal Scales......Page 188
4 The Emergence of Autobiographical Time......Page 191
5 A Lesson from Libet’s Experiments......Page 195
6 Present-Time Consciousness......Page 198
7 Stream of Episodes......Page 202
8 From Subliminal Events to Narrative Episodes......Page 205
9 Concluding Remarks......Page 206
References......Page 208
1 Introduction......Page 210
2.1 Varieties of time experience......Page 211
2.2 Phenomenology of time consciousness......Page 212
2.3 Psychophysics of time perception......Page 214
3.1 Reality of subjective time......Page 215
3.2 Internal clock model......Page 216
4.1 Two principles of time measurement......Page 217
4.2 Dual klepsydm model [47]......Page 218
4.3 Experimental results......Page 219
5.1 The meaning of time representation......Page 220
5.2 Retrospective measure of elapsed time [53]......Page 221
5.3 Finite horizon of the past......Page 222
6.2 Directions of further research......Page 223
Acknowledgements......Page 224
References......Page 226
1 The Brain as a Time-Machine......Page 230
2 Time and Affect: Something about Anxiety......Page 231
3 Internal Balance of Values......Page 234
4 System Theory and Forgetting......Page 235
5 Neurobiological Experience......Page 237
6 Creativity, Consciousness and Forgetting......Page 241
References......Page 245
1 Introduction......Page 248
2 Experience and Time......Page 249
2.1 The scope of the conscious present......Page 250
2.3 Change, duration and phenomenal pow......Page 251
2.4 Sensations and reverberation loops......Page 253
2.5 Sensation and perception......Page 255
3 Eros/Thanatos......Page 257
3.1 Ems......Page 258
3.2 Thanatos......Page 259
3.3 Empty time and eternity......Page 261
References......Page 263
1 Introduction......Page 266
2 Mental (Space-)Times: Most Illustrative Cases......Page 267
2.1 “Eternity, ’’ alias “eternal/everlasting now”......Page 268
2.2 Time standing still, ” alias “arrested/suspended” time......Page 271
2.3 Time “going/jlowing backward”......Page 273
2.4 “Disordered/fragmented ” time......Page 274
3.1 Time dimension viewed as a pencil of conics and its (mental) patterns......Page 276
3.2 Space dimension viewed as a pencil of lines and its (mental) patterns......Page 282
4 Pencil-Borne Space-Time and the Varieties of its Internal Structure......Page 285
5 Conclusion......Page 291
References......Page 292
1 Becoming Explained......Page 294
2 Events in Classical Space-Times......Page 297
3 The Ontology of Events in the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics......Page 300
3.1 Events in Bohr’s interpretation of quantum mechanics......Page 303
3.2 Events in Bohm’s interpretation of quantum mechanics......Page 304
3.3 Events in theories of dynamical reduction (GRW)......Page 306
3.4 Events in non-collapse interpretations of quantum mechanics......Page 307
References......Page 309
CHAPTER III: QUANTUM......Page 312
1 Introduction......Page 314
2.1 T h e relativity of simultaneity implies B W......Page 316
2.3 From a classical to a relational blockworld......Page 318
3 RBW Deflates “Quantum Mysteries”......Page 321
4 Implications of RBW for the Experience of Time, Change and the Status of Consciousness......Page 323
References......Page 337
2 Intelligence - Something Still Mysterious......Page 338
3 Intelligent Computing: Some Challenges......Page 339
4 The Big Question......Page 340
5 Naturalizing Intelligence in Neural Computation......Page 341
6 Recurrent Quantum Neural Networks ,......Page 342
7 A Stochastic Filter Using RQNN......Page 343
7.2 Simulation results......Page 345
8 Modeling of Damped Harmonic Oscillator......Page 349
8.2 Numerical integration technique of the Schmedinger wave equation......Page 350
8.3.2 Parameters identification......Page 353
9 Adaptive Control......Page 356
9.2 Simulation results I......Page 357
9.3 QNN with nonlinear Gaussian kernel......Page 359
9.4 Simulation results II......Page 360
References......Page 363
1 Introduction: “Realism” is an Idealism......Page 366
2.1 Reminder of the problem......Page 367
2.2 Why “decoherence” does not solve the problem......Page 368
2.3 What is really a measurement?......Page 369
3.1 General principles......Page 371
3.2 Tentative quantum modelling of the Mind-Body relation......Page 373
4 Perspectives......Page 374
1 Introduction......Page 376
2 Godel’s Theorem and Model Theory......Page 377
3.1 Several remarks on Penrose’s attitude......Page 380
3.2 Formalism......Page 381
4 Comparing the Extension of PA through Non-Standard Arith- metic and the Extension of Physics through the Formalism of Quantum Theory......Page 383
5 Reinterpreting the Collapse......Page 385
References......Page 386
1 Introduction......Page 388
2 Comparison with Pilot-wave Theory......Page 390
3 Nelson’s Strategy......Page 394
3.1 Time reversal of diffusion processes......Page 396
3.2 Dynamical time symmetry and derivation of the Madelung equations......Page 399
4 Inequivalence of the Madelung Equations and the Schrodinger Equation......Page 404
5 Conclusion......Page 405
References......Page 408
1 Introduction......Page 410
2 Prespace......Page 412
3 Interference of Classical Probabilities......Page 414
4 Representation of “Trignometric Contexts” by Complex Probability Amplitudes......Page 415
5.1 Cognitive and social contexts......Page 417
5.3 Quantum-like structure of experimental mental data......Page 418
7 Quantum-like Consciousness......Page 420
8 Brain as Quantum-like Computer......Page 421
9 Evolution of Mental Wave Function......Page 423
10 Noninjectivity of Correspondence Between Classical Subconsciousness and Quantum-like Consciousness......Page 424
11.2 Hyperbolic probability amplitude, hyperbolic Born’s rule......Page 425
12 Vkjo Model of Physical and Mental Realities......Page 426
References......Page 428
1 Introduction......Page 430
2.1 Ideals and the residue class ring......Page 431
2.2 Polynomial rings, Galois fields and their representations......Page 432
2.3 Cyclic codes as ideals......Page 433
3.1 The additive characters......Page 434
3.2 Quantum states: qubits and qudits......Page 435
3.3 Mutually unbiased bases as quantum phase states......Page 436
4 Phase Fluctuations: From Ramanujan to Gauss Sums......Page 437
5 Mutual Unbiasedness and Maximal Entanglement......Page 439
6.1 Constrmction of the Galois rings of Characteristic four......Page 440
6.3 Mutually unbiased bases of m-qubits......Page 441
7. I Mutually unbiased bases and projective planes......Page 442
7.2 Cyclic codes and projective spaces......Page 444
References......Page 446
2 On the Compatibility of SR and SQT......Page 448
3 Why Peaceful Coexistence?......Page 454
4 Other Bell-like Arguments......Page 456
6 On Endophysics and Subjectivity......Page 457
References......Page 458
CHAPTER IV: THE SUBJECTIVE......Page 460
1 Introduction......Page 462
2.1 Acceleration of perception and cognition under stress and the influence of drugs......Page 463
2.2 Time scales of visual perception of some other living beings......Page 465
2.3 Neuronal temporal frame......Page 467
2.4 Explaining the speed-up and the slow-down eflects: compressing and stretching of frames......Page 468
2.5 The moird mechanism hypothesis......Page 470
3.1 Setting a time scale......Page 471
3.2 Biological species as tentative subjects of perception and cognition......Page 473
3.3 Observation and the inherent temporal structure of reality......Page 474
3.4 The zoom ‘how”......Page 475
3.5 Interface of adjoining time levels......Page 477
3.6 How may the Universe look like on its proper time scale?......Page 479
References......Page 482
1 Introduction......Page 484
2 Philosophy and Phenomenal Consciousness......Page 485
3 Neuroscientific Applications of the Concepts of Consciousness......Page 489
4 Egocentric Representations and Allocentric Representations......Page 493
5 Locating Consciousness in the Allocentric-Egocentric Hierarchy......Page 496
6 The Allocentric-Egocentric Interface Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness: Empirical Evidence......Page 499
7 Philosophical Implications of the Theory......Page 500
References......Page 504
1 Introduction......Page 508
2 Findings......Page 509
2.1 Research on ‘telepathy’ (person-to-person transmission)......Page 510
2.2 Research on 'remote viewing’ (person perceiving a place or object)......Page 512
2.3 Research on ‘precognition’ and ‘presentiment’ (person perceiving the future)......Page 513
3 Theories......Page 515
3.1 One theory component: Receiving from another person [A t B]......Page 517
3.2 A second theory component: Perceiving other locales [A   L]......Page 519
3.3 A third theory component: Perceiving other times [ATl t- XT2]......Page 521
3.4.1 Meridian points and channels......Page 522
3.4.3 Neuronal microtubules......Page 523
3.4.5 Also the heart......Page 524
References......Page 525
Out-of-Body, Out-of-Time. Abnormal Unity of Body and Self in Space and Time Shahar Arzy, Theodor Landis, Olaf Blanke......Page 528
1 Introduction......Page 529
2 Autoscopic Phenomena - Illusions of Body and Self in Space and Time......Page 530
3.2 Lhermitte ([37]; AH)......Page 532
3.3 He‘caen and Ajuriaguerra ([31], observation no. 78; A H )......Page 533
3.5 Green ([&]; 11 OBE-cases)......Page 534
3.6 Moody ([43], case 1; OBE)......Page 535
3.8 Devinsky et al. ([24], case 9; AH)......Page 536
3.9 Blackmore ([44; OBE)......Page 537
4 Discussion......Page 538
5 Conclusion......Page 543
References......Page 545
Appendix A: Therapeutic Considerations......Page 550
1 Introduction......Page 552
1.1 Background: the mind-body problem......Page 553
1.2 The CON hypothesis......Page 554
2.1 Time and existence......Page 556
2.2 The continuum and the bit......Page 558
3.1 Subject-object complementarity: An endophysics paradigm......Page 560
3.2 Mind-matter relationship: The brain......Page 563
4 Conclusion......Page 565
References......Page 566
1 Introduction......Page 568
2 What is Complexity that We Should Be Mindful of?......Page 569
3 The Complex and the Quantum: Classical Objects Misbehaving......Page 571
4 The Fallen Doctrine of Classical Determinism......Page 574
5 Probabilistic Conceptions of Chaos and Complexity......Page 576
6 A Glance at Irreversibility......Page 578
7 Then, Who Will Observe the Observers?......Page 580
8 The Complex and the Living......Page 581
9 Pre-Epistemology: The Complex and the Subjective......Page 584
10 Outlook......Page 585
REFERENCES......Page 586
1 The Phenomena of Time and their Objective Existence......Page 588
2 Subjective Time as Fundamental......Page 593
3 Biological Time-Keeping......Page 594
4 Links Between Perceptual Rivalry and Duration Estimation......Page 595
5 Perceptual Rivalry and Time’s Flow......Page 599
6 Is Perceptual Ambiguity Resolved in the Specious Present?......Page 600
7 Time’s Arrow and the Plasticity of the VTA......Page 604
8 Conclusion......Page 606
References......Page 607
1 Introduction......Page 610
2 “Block Universe” or “Presentism”?......Page 611
3 The Assumption: Becoming Is Real......Page 614
4 Mach’s Principle Extended: Spacetime Itself Unfolds with the Unfolding of New Events......Page 615
6 Infinity of Times Avoided......Page 616
7 Relativity Dynamized: Interaction Precedes Spacetime......Page 617
8 Quantum Mechanics and Relativity Intergrated: Macroscopic Superposition Enables the Pre-Spacetime Interaction......Page 619
10 Clues for Field Theory: Collapse of Macroscopic Superposition as the Source of Attraction/Repulsion Between Bodies......Page 622
11 Summary and Apology......Page 624
References......Page 626
CLOSING ADDRESS George Jaroszkiewicz......Page 628