Kastner, Ruth (2026) Agent Choice via Quantum Flux in Living Systems. [Preprint]
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A basic model is provided that places active, intentional choices by biological organisms on a solid physical footing. The model is provisionally called "Agent Choice via Quantum Flux." It brings to bear specific physics on living systems in a way that allows for intentional choices not pre-determined by physical laws, but remaining consistent with those laws. It does so by exploring a possible many-to-one relation of quantum states to agent choices, with a parallel to the relation of thermodynamic microstates to macrostates.
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| Keywords: | Volition, Agency, Quantum Theory | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Ruth E. Kastner | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2026 12:29 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2026 12:29 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 28959 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 7 April 2026 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/28959 |
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