Hidden human variables in quantum mechanics?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.03419v1
• Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 07:03:08 GMT
• Title: Hidden human variables in quantum mechanics?
• Authors: G\"ote Nyman
• Abstract summary: There is a new call for a solid theory of the observer in quantum mechanics. Two different branches of observer theories have emerged. Is the human observer a special case, different from other quantum mechanical systems?
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• Abstract: The problem of the observer in quantum mechanics is getting new human content. The paradox of Wigner's friend and its extended versions have observers who not only observe quantum phenomena, but communicate, have memories and even super-observer powers. Observers are represented by particle paths and state memories and advanced AI has been suggested to act as an observer. There is a new call for a solid theory of the observer in quantum mechanics. Two different branches of observer theories have emerged. The purely physical one is Heisenbergian, e.g. relational quantum mechanics where the observer is considered as any other physical quantum system. The other branch is psychologically rich as its observer has complex human faculties such as a mind, mental states and memory (Many minds), or the observer is considered as an active and experiencing agent, with continuously refreshed, scientific expectations (QBism). Is the human observer a special case, different from other quantum mechanical systems? Why is there no theory of the general observer in quantum mechanics? A historical summary is covered on how quantum mechanical interpretations have treated the observer, and the concept of hidden human variables is suggested to continue the discussion on the theoretical nature of the observer.

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