Danko Dimchev Georgiev
Danko Dimchev Georgiev | |
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| Alma mater | Medical University of Varna; Kanazawa University |
| Known for | Quantum information approaches to consciousness; critique of single-photon nonclassicality |
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| Fields | Quantum information, theoretical neuroscience, philosophy of mind |
Danko Dimchev Georgiev is a researcher trained in medicine and pharmaceutical sciences who works on quantum information theory, theoretical neuroscience, and the philosophy of mind. He is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.
Work
Georgiev holds an MD from the Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria, and a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from Kanazawa University, Japan. Much of his published work applies the formalism of quantum information theory to the problem of consciousness and brain function, and he authored the book Quantum Information and Consciousness: A Gentle Introduction (CRC Press / Routledge, 2017).
In the paper cited by the directory, "Single Photon Experiments and Quantum Complementarity" (Progress in Physics, 2007), he examines experiments that are commonly presented as striking illustrations of the nonclassical nature of the quantum world and argues that their standard interpretation can be questioned. This and related interpretive claims about quantum foundations lie outside the mainstream consensus in quantum optics.