Observer effect modulates classification in a quantum epistemic framework
Johan F. Hoorn, Johnny K. W. Ho

TL;DR
This paper presents a quantum epistemic framework where the observer's influence on sensory data leads to subjective, probabilistic classification, integrating quantum mechanics with cognitive perception.
Contribution
It introduces a novel quantum-based model of perception that incorporates observer influence, subjective interpretation, and adaptive classification using POVMs within an entangled quantum system.
Findings
Sensory data evolve through quantum interactions during pre-decision phase.
Classification is achieved via quantum POVMs enabling subjectivity.
Observer position influences robustness to noisy perceptions.
Abstract
The observer effect in quantum physics states that observation inevitably influences the system being observed. This work introduces an epistemic framework that treats the observer as an integral part of sensory information processing within entangled quantum systems, leading to subjective and probabilistic observation and inference. We propose fuzzy instance classification by encoding sensory input to align with the observer's pre-existing beliefs in a feature-attribute-truth value hierarchical model as 'bells' of quantum oscillators whose states represent the degree of activation, associated with quantum probability. We demonstrate that within this framework, sensory data evolve via interaction with quantum-based observer states during the pre-decision phase, as described by the Lindblad master equation, and are then classified adaptively using positive operator-valued measures…
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TopicsQuantum Mechanics and Applications
