The Emerging Physics of Consciousness

Consciousness remains one of the major unsolved problems in science. How do the feelings and sensations making up conscious experience arise from the concerted actions of nerve cells and their associated synaptic and molecular processes? Can such feelings

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the frontiers collection Series Editors: A.C. Elitzur M.P. Silverman J. Tuszynski R. Vaas H.D. Zeh The books in this collection are devoted to challenging and open problems at the forefront of modern science, including related philosophical debates. In contrast to typical research monographs, however, they strive to present their topics in a manner accessible also to scientifically literate non-specialists wishing to gain insight into the deeper implications and fascinating questions involved. Taken as a whole, the series reflects the need for a fundamental and interdisciplinary approach to modern science. Furthermore, it is intended to encourage active scientists in all areas to ponder over important and perhaps controversial issues beyond their own speciality. Extending from quantum physics and relativity to entropy, consciousness and complex systems – the Frontiers Collection will inspire readers to push back the frontiers of their own knowledge.

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The Thermodynamic Machinery of Life By M. Kurzynski

Quantum–Classical Analogies By D. Dragoman and M. Dragoman

The Emerging Physics of Consciousness Edited by J. A. Tuszynski

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Weak Links Stabilizers of Complex Systems from Proteins to Social Networks By P. Csermely

Jack A. Tuszynski (Ed.)

THE EMERGING PHYSICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Prof. Jack A. Tuszynski University of Alberta Department of Physics T6G 2J1 Edmonton, AB Canada e-mail: [email protected]

Series Editors: Avshalom C. Elitzur Bar-Ilan University, Unit of Interdisciplinary Studies, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel email: [email protected]

Mark P. Silverman Department of Physics, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA email: [email protected]

Jack Tuszynski University of Alberta, Department of Physics, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J1, Canada email: [email protected]

Rüdiger Vaas University of Gießen, Center for Philosophy and Foundation of Science 35394 Gießen, Germany email: [email protected]

H. Dieter Zeh University of Heidelberg, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany email: [email protected] Cover figure: The cover image shows a detail from ‘Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Crack Propagation Visualization’. Courtesy of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah (www.sci.utah.edu).

Library of Congress Control Number: 2005937896

ISSN 1612-3018 ISBN-10 3-540-23890-5 Springer

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