DocumentCode
3771407
Title
Uncertainty in virtual collaborative contexts
Author
Jean-Pierre Briffaut
Author_Institution
Institut TELECOM-TELECOM & Management SudParis, CEMANTIC, 9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France
fYear
2009
fDate
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
The analogy between uncertainty in quantum physics and uncertainty in social relationships is investigated. It turns out that the attitudes of the observed perceived by the observers in social relationships can be understood as the result of two sets of conjugate parameters (strengths of beliefs and their valuations). When the assessments of these parameters are considered to take place in different universes (virtual environment and real-life environment) they are argued to be subject to uncertainties that are compared to Heisenberg´s uncertainty principle, and the rules of quantum logic apply. Any individual interacting with a virtual collaborative context and having to decide on courses of action in a real-life environment is constrained by the lack of precision of the attitudes to take and by inductive reasoning.
Keywords
Context
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technology Management Conference (ICE), 2009 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
978-0-85358-259-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ITMC.2009.7461430
Filename
7461430
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