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Title: Using Psychokinesis to Explore the Nature of Quantum Randomness

Abstract

In retrocausation different causal events can produce different successor events, yet a successor event reflecting a particular cause occurs before the causal event does. It is sometimes proposed that the successor event is determined by propagation of the causal effect backwards in time via the dynamical equations governing the events. However, because dynamical equations are time reversible, the evolution of the system is not subject to change. Therefore, the backward propagation hypothesis implies that what may have seemed to be an arbitrary selection of a causal factor was in reality predetermined.Yet quantum randomness can be used to determine the causal factor, and a quantum random event is ordinarily thought of as being arbitrarily generated. So we must ask, when quantum random events occur, are they arbitrary (subject to their probabilistic constraints) or are they predetermined?Because psychokinesis (PK) can act on quantum random events, it can be used as a probe to explore questions such as the above. It is found that if quantum random events are predetermined (aside from the action of PK), certain types of experimental design can show enhanced PK through the use of precognition. Actual experiments are examined and compared, and most of those for which themore » design is especially suitable for showing this effect had unusually low p values for the number of trials. It is concluded that either the experimenter produced a remarkably strong experimenter effect or quantum random events are predetermined, thereby enabling enhanced PK in suitable experimental designs.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Consciousness Research, 127 Williams St. no. 1, San Leandro, CA 94577 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21612188
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1408; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Conference on quantum retrocausation: Theory and experiment, San Diego, CA (United States), 13-14 Jun 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3663729; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; CAUSALITY; DESIGN; EQUATIONS; HYPOTHESIS; NOISE; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM STATES; RANDOMNESS; CALCULATION METHODS; MECHANICS

Citation Formats

Burns, Jean E. Using Psychokinesis to Explore the Nature of Quantum Randomness. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3663729.
Burns, Jean E. Using Psychokinesis to Explore the Nature of Quantum Randomness. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3663729
Burns, Jean E. 2011. "Using Psychokinesis to Explore the Nature of Quantum Randomness". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3663729.
@article{osti_21612188,
title = {Using Psychokinesis to Explore the Nature of Quantum Randomness},
author = {Burns, Jean E},
abstractNote = {In retrocausation different causal events can produce different successor events, yet a successor event reflecting a particular cause occurs before the causal event does. It is sometimes proposed that the successor event is determined by propagation of the causal effect backwards in time via the dynamical equations governing the events. However, because dynamical equations are time reversible, the evolution of the system is not subject to change. Therefore, the backward propagation hypothesis implies that what may have seemed to be an arbitrary selection of a causal factor was in reality predetermined.Yet quantum randomness can be used to determine the causal factor, and a quantum random event is ordinarily thought of as being arbitrarily generated. So we must ask, when quantum random events occur, are they arbitrary (subject to their probabilistic constraints) or are they predetermined?Because psychokinesis (PK) can act on quantum random events, it can be used as a probe to explore questions such as the above. It is found that if quantum random events are predetermined (aside from the action of PK), certain types of experimental design can show enhanced PK through the use of precognition. Actual experiments are examined and compared, and most of those for which the design is especially suitable for showing this effect had unusually low p values for the number of trials. It is concluded that either the experimenter produced a remarkably strong experimenter effect or quantum random events are predetermined, thereby enabling enhanced PK in suitable experimental designs.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3663729},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21612188}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1408,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}