What is the therapeutically active ingredient of homeopathic potencies ?

Abstract

The nature of the ‘active ingredient’, in homeopathic high dilutions is investigated. A model for every degree of dilution is introduced; within this the active ingredient can be dealt with in physical terms. In mathematical terms this model has features which correspond to the axioms of weak quantum theory. Features which are similar to entanglement in ordinary quantum theory are discussed in particular.

Keywords

non-locality - high potencies - NMR - entanglement

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