Facco, E.; Fracas, F. De Rerum (Incerta) Natura: A Tentative Approach to the Concept of “Quantum-like”. Symmetry2022, 14, 480.
Facco, E.; Fracas, F. De Rerum (Incerta) Natura: A Tentative Approach to the Concept of “Quantum-like”. Symmetry 2022, 14, 480.
Facco, E.; Fracas, F. De Rerum (Incerta) Natura: A Tentative Approach to the Concept of “Quantum-like”. Symmetry2022, 14, 480.
Facco, E.; Fracas, F. De Rerum (Incerta) Natura: A Tentative Approach to the Concept of “Quantum-like”. Symmetry 2022, 14, 480.
Abstract
In recent years, the term quantum-like has been increasingly used in different disciplines, including neurosciences, psychological and socio-economical disciplines, claiming that some investigated phenomena show “something” in common with quantum processes and, therefore, they can be modeled using a sort of quantum formalism. Therefore, the increasing use of the term quantum-like calls for defining and sharing its meaning in order to properly adopt it and avoid possible misuse. In our opinion, the concept of quantum-like may be successfully applied to macroscopic phenomena and empirical sciences other than physics when at least two conditions are satisfied: a) the behavior of the investigated phenomena show logical analogies with quantum ones; b) it is possible to find a criterion of truth based on an experiential/scientific approach applied to a probabilistic model of description of the phenomena. This is only a first, small step in the approach to the concept of quantum-like, hopefully helpful to promote further discussion and achieve a better definition.
Keywords
QUantum physics; Quantum-like; Epistemology
Subject
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, Other
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