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Can Quantum Information be Processed by Macroscopic Systems?

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We present a quantum-like (QL) model in that contexts (complexes of e.g. mental, social, biological, economic or even political conditions) are represented by complex probability amplitudes. This approach gives the possibility to apply the mathematical quantum formalism to probabilities induced in any domain of science. In our model quantum randomness appears not as irreducible randomness (as it is commonly accepted in conventional quantum mechanics, e.g., by von Neumann and Dirac), but as a consequence of obtaining incomplete information about a system. We pay main attention to the QL description of processing of incomplete information. Our QL model can be useful in cognitive, social and political sciences as well as economics and artificial intelligence. In this paper we consider in a more detail one special application–QL modeling of brain’s functioning. The brain is modeled as a QL-computer.

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Khrennikov, A. Can Quantum Information be Processed by Macroscopic Systems?. Quantum Inf Process 6, 401–429 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-007-0060-7

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