Concept of consciousness in the context of quantum mechanics

Physics-Uspekhi

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-409

  Menskii M B ^a  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

BELL'S INEQUALITIES; DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM; EPISTEMOLOGY; WAVE FUNCTION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 23744481025     PISSN: 10637869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1070/PU2005v048n04ABEH002075     Document Type: Review

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