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THE
INTERCONNECTED UNIVERSE

. Conceptual Foundations of
Transdisciplinary Unified Theory

Ervin Laszl0

Foreword by Ame Naess

Afterword by Karl Pribram

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wil' World Scientific
Singapore • New Jersey· London· Hong Kong
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CONTENTS

Foreword by Ames Naess

Preface

PART ONE: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. A Transdisciplinary Framework for Evolution

Space and time connections in nature
Interconnections in evolution
The relevance offields
Temporalfield connections
The evolutionary Junctions of a holographic field
The fiftb tieid
Physical roots of the fifth field

2. Basic Concepts of QuantumNacuum Interaction (QVI)

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The vacuum postulates
Quanta as solitons
Secondary waves in the vacuum
The interaction postulates
Vacuum-quantum interaction
Micro- and macro-scale applicationJ
Related hypotheses
Bohm's implicate order
Stapp's Heisenberg quantum universe
Sheldrake' s formative causation
Summary

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PART TWO: EMPIRICAL EXPLORATIONS

AftelWOrd by Karl Pribram
3. QVI in Microphysics and Cosmology
Interaction effects in microphysics
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50 • Bibliography
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The quantum-interpretation decision-tree 87
73 Index of Names
An interpretation of quantum nonlocality and coherence
Interaction effects in cosmology Index of Subjects 161
The problem of the constll1flS
Non-Big-Bang cosmologies
The multicyclic QVI scenario

4. QVI in Biology
Problems of the synthetic theory
fn,teraction effects on the organism
The in-formation of.organllm

5. QVI in the Cognitive Sciences

The interactive varieties of human ~ence
ESP
Anomalous recall
The interpretation of interative experience
Near-death and [JflSt-lifeexperiences revisited
Afresh look at ESP

PART THREE: SUPPLEMENTARY STUDJF,S

(i) QVI Dynamics in the Brain 113

by Attila Grandpierre

(ü) Philosophical Perspectives of QVI Cosmology 119

by Mauro Ceruti

(ill) New Concepts of Space and Time 125

(iv) Creativity, Archetypes, and the CoUecti'VeUnconscious 129

(v) Problems and Prospects of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory 137

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(1) Q VI DYNAMICS IN THE BRAIN

by Attila Orandpie"e*

•. Konkoly Ob&ervatory, Budapest

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QVI DYNAMICS IN TIIE BRAIN ~S~. _(._ ,,_! J
b ~ r-J """'c ,,1 '\0 e'l'9,
The above law delimits the time-span of the total energy E of virtual particles to .dt. into equation (5) we get a value of 10-32for the mass of this material carrier, which is proper
Virtual particles are created and annihilated with energy E for time.dt in accordance with for the mass-energy of a photon.
E"l1t:.h/4" (2) We can nowestimate the wavelength of the information carrier waves. The energy of a
Similarly the relationship between the position and momentum of virtual particles in the wave quantum is E (wave) = h v, where v is the frequencyof the wave of a wavelength
quantum vacuum is A. = v I v and v is the propagation velocity of the wave quanta. If the latter have mass-energy
l1p"l1x • h/4" (3) m = E / el, with the help of equation (5) we get
hor
Equations (2) and (3) describe constraints on the physical properties of virtual particles. m • (7)
We consider next that the quantum vacuum contains both vectorial (EM) waves and sub- 8"(l1x)2
quantum scalar waves. The latter may mediate finite energi es below the threshold for the Before interacting with the brain, however, the mass of virtual particles may be assumed to
/1.
I creation of real particles: 6 '10-27 ergsfsec. ~~~t,.!,h~_quantum wave functi0!1__
~ be negative (since thepfl)pllsatiollof virtual scal~.i~tl1e vaclJUIn d~~,not involve ~n~rgy!ID9
of ar~>particle collapses asjtin~raets with the eD(:rgyguri~ bya,~~e: ~ot constrained. by the vW~.Ql~_lcf~CQap.l~tI~o]). Consequently for the virtual scalar
,_E (scal~_~_a.~~, .~.>6E.(quant<i) (4) wavesv may be larger than the speed of light. The relationshipbetween the wavelength of the
Here for a real particle we note p = mv and E = p./2 m. For the sake of simplicity we information carrier wave and the spatiotemporal dimensions of the brain is thus
adopt a coordinate system in which Po = O, and Eo = O. We can then express position and
8"(l1x) 2
A. -------- (8)
energy together with momentum. Using m, a quantal carrier of mass as the basis of infor- c't • .EL.
f: (me)
mation, we obtain the following relationship between the overall size of the human brain and
the time-scale of an information-accessing process in it: For the human brain we take L1x=1O cm and 't' =10-3 sec. This gives us A. :soHr4 cm,

l1x • &At/ [8nm]1/2 (5) which is close to the range of the visible spectrum. The magnitudes for cellular information
For the human brain we take Ax • 10 cm, and, to satisfy the requirement for sufficient processingare L1x = 10-3 cm, and 't' = 10-9 sec. The wavelength is 1... 10-6 cm, a
speed in mental processing to ensure the survival of the organism, give the time of an infor- magnitude that is close to the ultraviolet range of the spectrum. (Interestingly, it is at this
mation accessing process as 't = 10-3 sec. 2 As the 'material carrier' of the process we take
the electron, with mass me • 9 . 10-28 g. Gi"en these
.-~,'.-.- values,-'~....-,.".-
.' _ .
we can _.-
estimate the lower limit , wavelength that, upon dying, the excess energy of the living cell is radiated off.)
The amount of energy expended in the collapse of the wave function can now be estimated,
using the formula
of the size of macr~pj~_~~~~s~occ,urring y'~:..el.ectrons~~ h2
p2
. L (electronic brain). 1Ó:'2 cm ( 6) AE '"' ---- • (9)
This limitis close to the size of cells, namely 10-3 to 10-2 cm. However, cells may use 2m 32n2 (l1x2)m
simultaneouslya different material carrier in information processing, their environment being In the case of the human brain, taking electrons as the material carriers of information, the
smaller and subject therefore to more rapid change. In the estimation of the relevant timeséaIe relevant energy is E • 2 .10-28 ergs. We can, however, look: for more subtle information
we can note that the human organism seems able to process 1()9 to 1010 bit/sec information in carriers. When electromagnetic light waves, rather than free electrons interact with vacuum
nonconscious processes, whereas the conscious mind can cope with only I()2 bit/sec. 3 If we scaIar waves, the quantity of energy necessary tQ transfer information is less, proportionately
make the reasonable assumption that the time-scale of the information processing in cells is to the difference between the mass-energy of wave quanta and the mass-energy of the electron
proportional to the rate of nonconsci~llslJJl.'!~~!O~,~o~~.!i~~~ing, then the time- m(wave) '"' hv/c2 '"' 2"10-33 9 (10)
scaleof cellular information processing is of the order oh = 10-9 sec.4 Inserting Ax • 10-2 m(wave)/m(electron) '"' 2"10-6
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The smaller energy requirement in scalar/electromagnetic wave interaction means that, in

the brain, vacuum tluctuations are more likely to affect electromagnetic waves than free
electrons.
References
We now have a physical basis for describing the chain of events involved in the interaction
between vacuum and brain. (In this description we take the transfer of information from
1. D.Z. Albert and L. Vaidman, 'On a theory of the collapse of the wave function,'
vacuum to brain as the basis, noting, however, that the process from brain to vacuum proceeds M. Kafatos (ed.), Bell's Theorem, Ouantum Theory and Conceptions of the Universe,
precisely in the reverse direction.) Kluwer, Dordrecht 1989.

The information in..Q.l.lestionis contained in the vacuum scalar spectrum which is the brain's 2. H.B. Barlow, The languages of the brain, in Encyclopedia of 19norance, 1977, 259-
272.
P2;~~~;'- In·thefi~~IJrgiiii~I~i!i.p.!_!9..~.~2.t~I;i:'}!~rm~tion beco;~'-
available to the neural circuits. ()fthe bfll:i'!t.~ scalar wavepattems isom?rphi,cwith the ~bor 3. Imre Törö, (ed.), Az Élet Alapjai (Foundations of Life), Gondolat, Budapest 1989, 106.
tran~~~()~~cular ne~ networks i1!~~t~ith.~IC(;tI:o.I1!~et!.C::.'Y!'y~"i~.!1. In 4, Ervin Bauer, Elméleti Biologia (fheoretical Biology), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest,
1967.
the second transfer step, the electromagnetic w~ mediated by interaction with the scalars
~-_.__._.._ ..,_.., __ ' _--~.._..-=------ - - ,..--------
interact
----- in tum
..-.'.- with
"--~-.' ._ el~.tr9!!~~~!1~
-........ in the
·--"_'.w~ brain
" ".",,,. .. <TbiEi.E~ocess is anaIogous
__ ,••_,,,,.~,, ,_,_,,_ to the 5. E. Del Giudice, S. Doglia, M. Milani, S.W. Smith and G. Vitiello, 'Magnetic Ilux
~~~,.~.'!.8h!ebl()ro.PbyU. of Jr~.ellergy' ffO!!lsunlight into plant biomass. ) The chemical quantization and Josephson behaviour in living systems,' Physica Scripta, 40 (1989)
786-791.
energi es generated in the process build up the action-potentials of the given neural nets.
The scalar wave frequencies obtained here arc remarkably close to the frequencies that
occur in cell division. Macromolecules that exhibit an energy change of the indicated mag-
nitude (10-28 erg) emit radiation at the wavelength of approximately 10 MHz. At the same
time, Del Giudice et al. noted that the dynamics of biological processes may be driven by
coherent electromagnetic processes that involve, as Jafary-AsI et al. observed, emissions in the
radio frequency range of 7 MHz prior to the occurrence of cell-division.5 This suggests.that
the interaetion
----
of scalar waves with electromagnetic
.•----------·,~~·-··,-··-· __ ••.~_ •.•n..
information carriers in_.._the
._.
brain may occur_
...-_._-
as a r~~f<'.PbenQmeAOA: ..the.Eicalars
.•._'_
... _-_
transfer_-----."-_
their energy
.. and information
__ _-.-.,_.~-'"_.,_.__
..•"- ..• .. .,, .. to the brain's
"
:1~~.?Ma~~tic;\Vll.v..e:s.!!:t_CS'i.n.~~~n.8
f!..C9.~~ Resonance a1lows the transformation of ~e
scalar waves of the vacuum into EM or material wave/particles without violating the energy
conservation law at the macroscopic time scale .. A resonant transformation PfOCCS8 calls for the
transfer of real energy only at its initiation: it is driven br..,the surplus of free energy available to
the molecules of the living brai!!.
We have presented here a quantitative assessment of quantum/vacuum interaction in the
braiD. The process involves the transfer of information from scalar to EM waves and then to
electrons and neurons, generating thereby chemical energies and modifying the cerebral pro-
cessing of the accessed information.