p. 314 ; Opening line of abstract about scope of the work presented
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The broader scope of our investigations is the search for the way in which concepts and their combinations carry and influence meaning and what this implies for human thought. More specifically, we examine the use of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics as a modeling instrument and propose a general mathematical modeling scheme for the combinations of concepts.
— Diederik Aerts
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Source: Wikiquote: "Diederik Aerts" (Quotes, Quantum structure in cognition, 2009: Aerts, Diederik. "Quantum structure in cognition." Journal of Mathematical Psychology 53.5 (2009): 314-348.)
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Diederik Aerts (born April 17, 1953) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and a professor at Brussels Free University (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB), where he directs the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA).
About Diederik Aerts
Diederik Aerts (born April 17, 1953) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and a professor at Brussels Free University (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB), where he directs the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA).
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