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  "abstract": "FINDING: Quantum cognition models human decision-making under uncertainty and conflict using quantum probability amplitudes rather than classical Bayesian logic, with social interaction effects incorporated via quantum interference terms. | MATH: Quantum probability: \\( P(A) = |\\langle \\psi | \\hat{P}_A | \\psi \\rangle|^2 \\), where \\(\\hat{P}_A\\) is a projection operator; interference term: \\( P(A \\lor B) = P(A) + P(B) + 2\\sqrt{P(A)P(B)}\\cos(\\delta) \\), with \\(\\delta\\) the phase difference; social agents: density matrix formalism \\(\\rho \\to \\sum_i w_i \\rho_i\\) with Lindblad-type evolution for interaction-induced decoherence (arXiv:1202.4918v2). | CONNECTION: The interference phase \\(\\delta\\) is not fixed by the sources; no explicit golden-ratio or base-60 constants appear in the cited abstracts. However, quantum interference amplitudes naturally produce oscillatory probability patterns — if \\(\\delta = \\pi/5\\) (36°) or \\(\\pi/3\\) (60°), the interference term yields ratios involving \\(\\cos(3\n\nAuthor: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com",
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  "title": "Quantum Interference in Social Decision-Making: A Quantum Cognition Model — E8 Intelligence Research",
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