On Quanta, Mind and Matter

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-2

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2. The Primas Effect: On Quanta and Beyond

   1. The Primas Effect: On Quanta and Beyond

      • Ulrich Müller-Herold

      Pages 3-8

3. Hans Primas and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

   1. Hans Primas and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

      • Richard R. Ernst

      Pages 9-38

4. Fragments of an Algebraic Quantum Mechanics Program for Theoretical Chemistry

   1. Fragments of an Algebraic Quantum Mechanics Program for Theoretical Chemistry

      • Anton Amann, Ulrich Müller-Herold

      Pages 39-51

5. Matter

   1. C*- and W*-Algebras of Observables, Their Interpretations, and the Problem of Measurement

      • Anton Amann, Harald Atmanspacher

      Pages 57-79

   2. Temporal Nonlocality

      • Günter Mahler

      Pages 83-104

   3. Macroscopic Purification of States by Interactions

      • H. Narnhofer, W. Thirring

      Pages 105-118

   4. Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena at the Squid

      • Alfred Rieckers

      Pages 119-150

   5. The Geometry of Quantum Probabilities

      • Karl Gustafson

      Pages 151-166

   6. Probability and Quantum Dynamics

      • E. C. G. Sudarshan

      Pages 167-191

   7. Perspectives on the Molecular Microworld

      • Dennis H. Rouvray

      Pages 193-212

   8. The Science of Matter: Fascination and Limits

      • Charles P. Enz

      Pages 213-232

6. Mind

   1. Holism

      • Abner Shimony

      Pages 233-248

   2. Concepts of Reality: Primas’ Nonstandard Realism

      • Bernard D’Espagnat

      Pages 249-272

   3. Relative Onticity

      • Harald Atmanspacher, Frederick Kronz

      Pages 273-297

   4. Rationalism, Determinism, Freedom

      • Vittorio Hösle

      Pages 299-328

   5. Cuts and Symbols

      • Wilhelm Just

      Pages 329-365

   6. Reflections on the Foundations of Quantum Theory

      • Carl Friedrich Von Weizsäcker

      Pages 367-371

7. Back Matter

   Pages 373-398

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INSTEAD OF A "FESTSCHRIFT" In June 1998 Hans Primas turned 70 years old. Although he himself is not fond of jubilees and although he likes to play the decimal system of numbers down as contingent, this is nevertheless a suitable occasion to reflect on the professional work of one of the rare distinguished contempo­ rary scientists who attach equal importance to experimental and theoretical and conceptual lines of research. Hans Primas' interests have covered an enormous range: methods and instruments for nuclear magnetic resonance, theoretical chemistry, C* - and W* -algebraic formulations of quantum me­ chanics, the measurement problem and its various implications, holism and realism in quantum theory, theory reduction, the work and personality of Wolfgang Pauli, as well as Jungian psychology. In many of these fields he provided important and original food for thought, in some cases going far beyond the everyday business in the scien­ tific world. As is the case with other scientists who are conceptually inno­ vative, Hans Primas is read more than he is quoted. His influence is due to his writings. Even with the current flood of publications, he still performs the miracle of having scientists eagerly awaiting his next publication.

• philosophy of nature
• quantum dynamics
• quantum mechanics
• quantum theory
• spectroscopy

• Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, Freiburg, Germany

  H. Atmanspacher

• Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany

  H. Atmanspacher

• Universitätsklinik für Anästhesie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck, Austria

  A. Amann

• Departement für Umweltnaturwissenschaften, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

  U. Müller-Herold

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