Quantum Future From Volta and Como to the Present and Beyond [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the Xth Max Born Symposium Held in Przesieka, Poland, 24–27 September 1997 / edited by Philippe Blanchard, Arkadiusz Jadczyk.

Continuous fuzzy measurements and visualization of a quantum transition -- Quantum jumps revisited: An overview of quantum trajectory theory -- Problems in objectizing -- Quantum chaos, algorithmic paradigm and irreversibility -- Objects, events and localization -- Observing the decoherence of the meter in a measurement: a variation on schrödinger’s cat experiment -- Toward the demolition of a computational quantum brain -- Decoherence: Concepts and examples -- Metrical quantization -- Against measurement? — On the concept of information -- On interpretation and decoherence -- Quantum ontology and mind-matter synthesis -- Time as an observable -- Quantum optics of a single atom.

This volume presents detailed discussions of a number of unsolved conceptual and technical issues arising, in particular, in the foundations of quantum theory and the philosophy of science. The 14 contributions capture a wide variety of viewpoints and backgrounds. Some chapters deal primarily with the main experimental issues; others focus on theoretical and philosophical questions. In addition, attempts are made to systematically analyze ways in which quantum physics can be connected to the neurosciences and consciousness research.