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"This book explores a novel approach in understanding how humans think, process concepts, interpret language, and transact decisions through the conceptual framework, principles and formalism of quantum theory. No prior background in quantum physics is required as the book includes a tutorial covering all necessary mathematics"--
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Elementary quantum probability; 3. Advanced quantum probability; 4. Elementary quantum probability applications; 5. Advanced quantum probability applications; 6. Introductory dynamics; 7. Advanced dynamics; 8. Information processing; 9. Quantum learning; 10. Contextuality; 11. Quantum language; 12. Quantum Bayesian networks and quasi-probability; 13. Philosophical aspects; 14. Contributions and future directions; Appendix; Programs.
About the author
Jerome Busemeyer is Distinguished Professor in Psychological Brain Sciences at Indiana University. He published five books and over 120 journal articles in decision and cognition. He won the Warren medal from the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.Peter Bruza is a Professor of Information Systems at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. His research spans cognitive science, non-classical logic and information retrieval. His current research interests lie in the field of Quantum Cognition, which aims to develop a new understandings of human cognition using the conceptual framework and formalism of quantum theory.
Summary
This book explores a novel approach in understanding how humans think, process concepts, interpret language, and transact decisions through the conceptual framework, principles and formalism of quantum theory. No prior background in quantum physics is required as the book includes a tutorial covering all necessary mathematics.
Foreword
Explains how quantum theory accounts for many empirical findings in cognition and decision making using a common set of principles.
