Overview Implicate and explicate order

1 overview

1.1 implicate order algebra
1.2 explicate order , quantum entanglement
1.3 common grounding consciousness , matter

overview

the notion of implicate , explicate orders emphasizes primacy of structure , process on individual objects. latter seen mere approximations of underlying process. in approach, quantum particles , other objects understood have limited degree of stability , autonomy.

bohm believes weirdness of behavior of quantum particles caused unobserved forces, maintaining space , time might derived deeper level of objective reality. in words of f. david peat, bohm considers take reality surface phenomena, explicate forms have temporarily unfolded out of underlying implicate order . is, implicate order ground reality emerges.

the implicate order algebra

david bohm, co-worker basil hiley, , other physicists of birkbeck college worked toward model of quantum physics in implicate order represented in form of appropriate algebra or other pregeometry. considered spacetime part of explicate order connected implicate order called pre-space. spacetime manifold , properties of locality , nonlocality arise order in such pre-space. a. m. frescura , hiley suggested implicate order carried algebra, explicate order being contained in various representations of algebra. (see also: work bohm , hiley on implicate orders, pre-space , algebraic structures.)

in analogy alfred north whitehead s notion of actual occurrence, bohm considered notion of moment–a moment being not entirely localizable event, events being allowed overlap  , being connected in over-all implicate order:

i propose each moment of time projection total implicate order. term projection particularly happy choice here, not because common meaning suitable needed, because mathematical meaning projection operation, p, required working out these notions in terms of quantum theory.

bohm emphasized primary role of implicate order s structure:

my attitude mathematics of quantum theory deals structure of implicate pre-space , how explicate order of space , time emerges it, rather movements of physical entities, such particles , fields. (this kind of extension of done in general relativity, deals geometry , secondarily entities described within geometry.)

the explicate order , quantum entanglement

central bohm s schema correlations between observables of entities seem separated great distances in explicate order (such particular electron here on earth , alpha particle in 1 of stars in abell 1835 galaxy, farthest galaxy earth known humans), manifestations of implicate order. within quantum theory there entanglement of such objects.

this view of order departs notion entails signalling, , therefore causality. correlation of observables not imply causal influence, , in bohm s schema latter represents relatively independent events in space-time; , therefore explicate order.

a common grounding consciousness , matter

karl h. pribram s research suggests memories may not localized in specific regions of brains

the implicate order represents proposal of general metaphysical concept in terms of claimed matter , consciousness might both understood, in sense proposed both matter , consciousness: (i) enfold structure of whole within each region, , (ii) involve continuous processes of enfoldment , unfoldment. example, in case of matter, entities such atoms may represent continuous enfoldment , unfoldment manifests relatively stable , autonomous entity can observed follow relatively well-defined path in space-time. in case of consciousness, bohm pointed toward evidence presented karl pribram memories may enfolded within every region of brain rather being localized (for example in particular regions of brain, cells, or atoms).

bohm went on say:

as in our discussion of matter in general, necessary go question of how in consciousness explicate order manifest ... manifest content of consciousness based on memory, allows such content held in constant form. of course, make possible such constancy necessary content organized, not through relatively fixed association aid of rules of logic, , of our basic categories of space, time causality, universality, etc. ... there strong background of recurrent stable, , separable features, against transitory , changing aspects of unbroken flow of experience seen fleeting impressions tend arranged , ordered in terms of vast totality of relatively static , fragmented content of [memories].

bohm claimed consciousness, each moment has explicate order, , in addition enfolds others, though in own way. relationship of each moment in whole others implied total content: way in holds others enfolded within . bohm characterises consciousness process in @ each moment, content implicate presently explicate, , content explicate has become implicate.

one may indeed our memory special case of process described above, recorded held enfolded within brain cells , these part of matter in general. recurrence , stability of our own memory relatively independent sub-totality brought part of same process sustains recurrence , stability in manifest order of matter in general. follows, then, explicate , manifest order of consciousness not distinct of matter in general.