Conditions for Quantum Interference in Cognitive Sciences

Vyacheslav I. Yukalov and Didier Sornette
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Vyacheslav I. Yukalov: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; D-MTEC, ETH Zurich
Didier Sornette: ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC); Swiss Finance Institute

No 13-29, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series from Swiss Finance Institute

Abstract: We present a general classification of the conditions under which cognitive science, concerned e.g. with decision making, requires the use of quantum theoretical notions. The analysis is done in the frame of the mathematical approach based on the theory of quantum measurements. We stress that quantum effects in cognition can arise only when decisions are made under uncertainty. Conditions for the appearance of quantum interference in cognitive sciences and the conditions when interference cannot arise are formulated.

Keywords: Decisions under uncertainty; Quantum measurements; Quantum probability; Conditions for interference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C44 D81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2013-05
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