A consciousness-based quantum objective collapse model

John Wyrick

Elias Okon, Miguel Ángel Sebastián

Abstract The idea that “consciousness causes the collapse of the wave function” has never been popular among physicists. The main reason being that the alleged interaction makes the resulting theory mysterious and in tension with physicalism. The Subjective-Objective Collapse (SOC) model attends these worries. SOC is an objective collapse model where the collapse operator depends upon a physical property that either is identical to consciousness or perfectly correlates with it. This allows the construction of an empirically adequate model of the evolution of the wave function in which the collapse depends on consciousness. This paper reviews the SOC model, discusses its advantages and evaluates its commitments and challenges.

JOHN M. COWLEY

Arnab Acharya, Pratik Jeware, Soumitro Banerjee

Abstract The collapse of the wavefunction is arguably the least understood process in quantum mechanics. A plethora of ideas---macro-micro divide, many worlds and even consciousness---have been put forth to resolve the issue. Contrary to the standard Copenhagen interpretation, objective collapse models modify the Schrödinger equation with nonlinear and stochastic terms in order to explain the collapse of the wavefunction. In this paper we propose a collapse model in which a particle's wavefunction has a possibility of collapsing when it interacts with macroscopic objects, without the intervention of a conscious observer. We propose four possible conditions of collapse of the wavefunction and make testable predictions which differ from standard quantum mechanics.

Liane M. Gabora

T. Fenestrier

This project introduces the Conscious Collapse Model (CCM), developed through the preceding frameworks of the Theory of Energetic Reality (TER) and the Reversal Chain (TRC). Together, they form an integrated ontological proposal that reverses the conventional assumption of matter giving rise to consciousness. Instead, CCM positions consciousness as the origin point, where collapse, not structure, defines reality. The work argues that structure, time, space, and entropy are post-collapse phenomena. Drawing from mainstream physics (relativity, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics) and reframing them through recursive perception, this model presents a unified metaphysical system with implications for physics, cosmology, health, and cognition. This paper acts as both a foundational ontology and a comparative tool, linking CCM to traditional thinkers such as Wheeler, Lanza, Hoffman, and Fuchs while extending their insights toward a fully recursive, perception-driven cosmology.