Henry Stapp
Henry Stapp | |
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Born | Henry Pierce Stapp March 23, 1928 |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.Sc.) University of California, Berkeley (M.A.)(Ph.D.) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics, quantum mechanics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Emilio Segrè Owen Chamberlain |
Henry Pierce Stapp (born March 23, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio)
Biography
Stapp received his PhD in particle physics at the University of California, Berkeley, under the supervision of Nobel Laureates Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain.
In 1958, Stapp was invited by Wolfgang Pauli to ETH Zurich to work with him personally on basic problems in quantum mechanics. When Pauli died in December 1958, Stapp studied von Neumann's book, and on the basis of that work composed an article entitled "Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics", which was not submitted for publication; but the title became the title of his 1993 book.
In 1969 Stapp was invited by Werner Heisenberg to work with him at the Max Planck Institute in Munich.
In 1976 Stapp was invited by J.A. Wheeler to work with him on problems in the foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Dr. Stapp has published many papers pertaining to the non-local aspects of quantum mechanics and Bell's theorem, including three books published by Springer-Verlag.
Stapp has worked also in a number of conventional areas of high energy physics, including analysis of the scattering of polarized protons, parity violation, and S-matrix theory.[3]
Research
Some of Stapp's work concerns the implications of quantum mechanics (QM). He has argued for the relevance of QM to consciousness and free will.[4]
Stapp favors the idea that quantum wave functions collapse only when they interact with consciousness as a consequence of "orthodox" quantum mechanics. He argues that quantum wave functions collapse when conscious minds select one among the alternative quantum possibilities. His hypothesis of how mind may interact with matter via
In this book he credits John von Neumann's Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (1955, 1932) with providing an "orthodox" quantum mechanics demonstrating mathematically the essential role of quantum physics in the mind. Stapp has taken interest in the work of Alfred North Whitehead. He has proposed what he calls a "revised Whiteheadianism".[6] He has also written a chapter "Whiteheadian Process and Quantum Theory" (pp. 92–102) in the book Physics and Whitehead: Quantum, Process, and Experience (2003).
His philosophy has been described as being influenced by both Heisenberg's physical
Reception
Stapp's work has drawn criticism from scientists such as David Bourget and Danko Georgiev.
Selected publications
- Stapp, H; Schwartz, J. M; Beauregard, M. (2005). Quantum theory in neuroscience and psychology: A neurophysical model of mind-brain interaction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 360 (1458): 1309-1327. Full paper
- Stapp, H; ISBN 90-272-5187-8
- Stapp, H. (2009). Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics (The Frontiers Collection). Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-89653-1
- Stapp, H. (2011). Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-18075-0
- Stapp, H. (2017). Quantum Theory and Free Will: How Mental Intentions Translate into Bodily Actions. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-58301-3
See also
- Epistemological Letters
- Consciousness causes collapse
- Quantum mind
- Quantum Zeno effect
References
- ^ "Henry Stapp Curriculum Vitae" Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ISBN 978-0393342314
- ^ "Henry Stapp, Ph.D." Esalen Institute. May 12, 2005. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-19-539969-1.
- ^ Deepak C; Stapp, H. (2014). "Is a Mind-Element Needed to Interpret Quantum Mechanics? Do Physically Undetermined Choices Enter into the Evolution of the Physical Universe?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ISBN 0-87395-816-0
- ISBN 978-9027252111
- ISBN 0-06-098847-9
- ^ Bourget, D. (2004). "Quantum Leaps in Philosophy of Mind: A Critique of Stapp's Theory". Journal of Consciousness Studies. 11 (12): 17–42.
- ^ a b c Georgiev, D. (2012). "Mind efforts, quantum Zeno effect and environmental decoherence". .
- ^ a b
Georgiev, D. (2015). "Monte Carlo simulation of quantum Zeno effect in the brain". S2CID 118390522.
- OCLC 1003273264.
- ^ Stapp, H. (2004). "Quantum Leaps in Philosophy of Mind: Reply to Bourget's Critique". Journal of Consciousness Studies 11 (12): 43-49.
- ^ Stapp, H. (2012). "Reply to a Critic: "Mind Efforts, Quantum Zeno Effect and Environmental Decoherence". NeuroQuantology 10 (4): 601-605.
Further reading
- Donald, M. On the Work of Henry P. Stapp.
- Streater, R. F. Quantum Theory on the Brain.
- Ludwig, K. (1995). Why the Difference Between Quantum and Classical Physics is Irrelevant to the Mind/Body Problem. Psyche 2 (16).