Quantum Reality and Theory of Śūnya (eBook)

Siddheshwar Rameshwar Bhatt (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XXX, 392 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-13-1957-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The book deals with expounding the nature of Reality as it is understood in contemporary times in Quantum Physics.  It also explains the classical Indian theory of ??nya in its diverse facets. Thereafter it undertakes comparison between the two which is an area of great topical interest.  It is a cross-disciplinary study by erudite Indian and western scholars between traditional Indian knowledge system and contemporary researches in Physical sciences.  It points out how the theory of '??nyat? has many seminal ideas and theories in common with contemporary Quantum Physics.  The learned authors have tried to dissolve the 'mysteries' of Quantum Physics and resolved its 'weird paradoxes' with the help of theory of ??nyat?. The issue of non-separability or entanglement has been approached with the help of the Buddhist theory of Prat?tyasamutp?da. The paradoxical situation of 'wave-particle duality' has been explained with the help of Upani?adic theory of complementarity of the two opposites. The measurement problem represented by 'Schrodinger's cat' has been dealt with by resorting to two forms of the calculation of probabilities. Some writers have argued for ??nyat?-like non-essentialist position to understand quantum reality. To make sense of quantum theory some papers provide a happy symbiosis of technical understanding and personal meditative experience by drawing multifarious parallels. This book will be of interest to philosophically inclined physicists and philosophers with interest in quantum mechanics. 

 

      

Professor Siddheshwar Rameshwar Bhatt is an eminent philosopher and Sanskritist. Presently, he is Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research. He is also Chairman of Indian Philosophical Congress and Asian Congress of Philosophy. He retired as Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, Delhi. He is internationally known as an authority on ancient Indian culture, Buddhism, Jainism and Vedanta. His research areas include Indian philosophy, logic, epistemology, ethics, value-theory, philosophy of education, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, social and political thought, etc. He has lectured in many universities and research institutes of the United States, Canada, Finland, Trinidad, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. He is a member of many national and international associations. He is a Member of Board of Advisors of Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Washington D.C., USA, which has brought out 300 volumes on world cultures and civilizations.

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The book deals with expounding the nature of Reality as it is understood in contemporary times in Quantum Physics.  It also explains the classical Indian theory of Sunya in its diverse facets. Thereafter it undertakes comparison between the two which is an area of great topical interest.  It is a cross-disciplinary study by erudite Indian and western scholars between traditional Indian knowledge system and contemporary researches in Physical sciences.  It points out how the theory of 'Sunyata has many seminal ideas and theories in common with contemporary Quantum Physics.  The learned authors have tried to dissolve the "e;mysteries"e; of Quantum Physics and resolved its "e;weird paradoxes"e; with the help of theory of Sunyata. The issue of non-separability or entanglement has been approached with the help of the Buddhist theory of Pratityasamutpada. The paradoxical situation of "e;wave-particle duality"e; has been explained with the help of Upanisadic theory of complementarity of the two opposites. The measurement problem represented by "e;Schrodinger's cat"e; has been dealt with by resorting to two forms of the calculation of probabilities. Some writers have argued for Sunyata-like non-essentialist position to understand quantum reality. To make sense of quantum theory some papers provide a happy symbiosis of technical understanding and personal meditative experience by drawing multifarious parallels. This book will be of interest to philosophically inclined physicists and philosophers with interest in quantum mechanics.        

Inhalt

Part I Theory of Quantum Reality.- 1. Quantum Reality, Spiritual concepts and Modern Optics Experiments Devulapali V. Rao & Lalitha D Rao.- 2.  Beyond Materiality: Quantum Mechanics and the Problem of the Observer Subhash Kak.- 3. Can a quantum field theory ontology help resolve the problem of consciousness? Anand Rangarajan.- 4. Emergent Reality in Quantum to Classical Transition Tabish Qureshi.- Part II Concept of Śūnya.- 5.  Śūnya and Pūrṇa S.S. Rama Rao Pappu.- 6. Quantum Reality and the theory of Śūnya Amalkumar Mukhopadhyay.- Part III Comparative Analysis of nature of Quantum Reality and Theory of Śūnya.-  7. Two aspects of Sūnyatā in quantum physics: relativity of properties and quantum non-separability Michel Bitbol.- 8.  Śūnya, Śūnyatā and Reality in Modern Physics Herbert Bernstein.- 9. Quantum Reality and the Concepts of Infinity, Infinitesimal and Zero in Mathematical and Vedic Sciences Radhey Shayam Kaushal.- 10. Concepts of Reality, Śūnya and Śūnyatā from the perspective of a physicist Kashyap Vasavada.- 11. Intrinsic property, Quantum vacuum and Śūnyatā Sisir Roy.- 12. Beyond Vedānta: Speculations of a Quantum Realist Rajendra Bajpai.- 13. Quantum Vacuum and Beyond: An Exegesis in the Light of the concept of Śūnya Rajeshwer Mukherjee.- 14. How to approach Śūnyatā as the Quantum Reality through Biological consciousness Bal Ram Singh.- 15. Quantum Physics, Consciousness and Śūnya S. Rammohan.- 16. The concept of Reality in Quantum Mechanics and Śūnyavāda from the perspective of Yoga Geo Lyong Lee.- 17. Quantum Mechanics shows the limit of Naïve Realism Bhakti Vijnana Muni.- 18. Subjective Evolution of Consciousness in modern Science and Vedāntic Philosophy: Particulate concept to quantum mechanics in modern science and Śūnyavāda to Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva in Vedānta  Bhakti Niskama Shanta.- 19.  Is Nāgārjuna’s Śūnyavāda Complimentary to Quantum Field Theory Sreekala Nair.- 20. Quantum Reality and Concept of Śūnya: Need for an Integrative Approach Surendra Singh Pokharna.- 21. The Concept of Śūnya with Reference to the pañcasakhās, the Mahimā and Modern Quantum Reality Bijayananda Kar.- 22. Quantum Reality and Śūnya Jayant Burde.- 23. Ontological Reality: Quantum theory and Emptiness in Buddhist Philosophy Geshe Damdul.- 24. Logical Interface between Quantum Physics and Śūnyatā with special reference to Theravāda and  Mādhyamika Philosophy Rana Purushottam.- 25. How the Pañcakośa Model of experience fits the understanding of Śūnya and how it help Explain Quantum Reality  R.M. Shetkar, Alex Hankey and H.R.Nagendra.- 26. How Physics would look like if based on the metaphysical guidelines of Śūnyavada? Debajyoti Gangopadhyay.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.3.2019
• Zusatzinfo: XXX, 392 p. 20 illus.
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Schlagworte: Buddhist notion of dependent origination • concept of vacuum • Copenhagen Interpretation • Dzogchen meditation of emptiness • emptiness in Buddhist philosophy • empty Buddha-mind • impartite approach to Reality • mathematical zero • natural state of mind • nature of sunya in Indian philosophy • qualified non-dualism • quantum teleportation • Quantum tunneling • reality in quantum mechanics • transcendental Reality • Uncertainty Principle
• ISBN-10: 981-13-1957-X / 981131957X
• ISBN-13: 978-981-13-1957-0 / 9789811319570