Quantum General Relativistic Framework 5: The Physical Foundations of Unconsciousness and Consciousness Matter with Retrocausality
Suresh K Maran
arXiv (Cornell University) March 26, 2013 preprint DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.15044.55688/1 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Proposes a quantum general relativistic framework in which retrocausality and spontaneous reduction underlie time, quantum reduction, and consciousness. Argues that consciousness results from specific dynamical configurations of matter and fields, introduces the concept of the "classicum" as an analog of the quantum, and offers postulates, mathematical models, and proposed experiments to develop and test a physical theory of consciousness. |
Abstract
This is the fifth update for the quantum gravity framework project. The research work has been split into two parts: Part A deals with unconscious matter, while Part B deals with conscious matter. Each has its own abstract. I introduce retrocausality in both. In Part A, based on the first five papers, I finalize a three-set of fundamental postulates for understanding time, quantum reduction, and consciousness from quantum general relativistic concepts. Then I introduce a new reduction theory that includes retrocausality and spontaneous reduction, and further concepts to include conscious and unconscious influence. Then I discuss three postulates in the quantum general relativistic framework. Toward the end, I discuss sample calculations and experimental verifications. I summarize various calculations done in the previous versions of the Quantum General Relativistic Framework. In Part B of this paper, I propose a set of ideas to explain the phenomena of life and consciousness in the universe and their relation to the interpretation of quantum mechanics using my past papers and other important work. Consciousness is described as a result of specific dynamical configurations of matter and fields aided by fundamental properties of nature proposed in this paper. First, I review the various theories of consciousness in current literature and come up with various hypotheses, definitions, and propositions to build a physical theory of consciousness. I propose three sets of postulates on the physical foundations of consciousness from a quantum general relativistic background, using the proposals in part A, to understand time and reduction. Various new concepts are introduced. The concept of classicum is introduced as an analog of quantum, and its relation to conscious being is discussed. Mathematical models for various ideas are discussed. I discuss theory and experiments to verify these.