Publications

1. Gomatam, R. (2023), On the Indivisibility of the Atom—Ancient Bhagavata Sankhya and Modern Quantum Theory, “The 16th London Ancient Science Conference 2023”, University College London, Science and Technology Studies Department, February 15-17.
2. Anderson, G. A.; Behera, R. N.; Gomatam, R. (2022), Evidence for an N-Halohistidyl Intermediate in the Catalytic Cycle of Vanadium Chloroperoxidase (VCPO) and an Artificial Enzyme Derived from VCPO: A Computational Investigation, Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry, 21(3): pp. 299-311, doi.org/10.1142/S2737416521400020.
3. Gomatam, R. (2020), On the Necessity of God to Science, “Science, Religion and Big Questions”, Learning about Science and Religion (LASAR) Research Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford, June 23.
4. Anderson, G. A.; Behera, R. N.; Gomatam, R., (2020), Calculation of higher protonation states and of a new resting state for vanadium chloroperoxidase using QM/MM, with an Atom-in-Molecules analysis, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 99, 107624.
5. Gomatam, R. (2019), Einstein versus Bohr—Open versus Closed Epistemologies?, “Open Epistemologies” Conference, University of Portugal, Lisbon, September 20-21.
6. Gomatam, R. (2019), Biology, Information and Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics, Second Meeting of Philosophy in Biology and Medicine, University of Bordeaux, France Oct 14-15.
7. Gomatam, R. (2018), Complementarities beyond Bohr’s, International Congress of the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), Groningen, Netherlands, July 9-12.
8. Gomatam, R. (2018), Emergence, Experience and Quantum Physics – A New View, Accepted for presentation at the Spring Conference of the German Physical Society, Berlin, March 11-16.
9. Gomatam, R. (2017), Quantum Mechanics and Experience, 10th Principia International Symposium, Florianópolis, Brazil, August 13-17.
10. Gomatam, R. (2017), The Central Dogma, Quantum Theory and Objective Semantic Information, Annual Meeting of the International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB), Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 16-21.
11. Gomatam, R. (2017), Is Physics Truly Empirical, Currently? Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society, Bremen, March 13-17.
12. Anderson, G. A., Behera, R. N., Gomatam, R. (2016), A Theoretical Approach to Engineering a New Enzyme, Journal of Physics: 738 (2016) 012013.
13. Gomatam, R. (2016), Toward Relational Reality, in Ghose, P. (Ed.), Einstein, Tagore and the Nature of Reality, Routledge: London, pp. 86-105.
14. Gomatam, R. (2015), Objective Semantic Information and Quantum Local Causality, Causality in a Quantum World Conference, August 16-21. Conference part of the project, Causal Power of Information in a Quantum World, University of Queensland.
15. Gomatam, R. (2015), Toward Avoiding Nonlocality (and Locality) in Quantum Physics, Proceedings of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol 34 (1), June 14-17, p. 145.
16. Gomatam, R. (2015), A Modern, Scientific Ontological Argument for the existence of God, Proceedings of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol 34 (1), June 14-17.
17. Gomatam, R. (2014), Toward Placing the Concept of Chemical Element on a New Quantum Footing, International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, July 7-9, London.
18. Gomatam, R. (2014), Tandem Realism—Physics and Commonsense, unpublished manuscript.
19. Gomatam, R. (2013), A Critique of the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology, Chapter 9, Biology and Information, Kanwaljeet Kaur, M.S. Dissertation, Bhaktivedanta Institute.
20. Gomatam, R. (2012), A Quantum Model of Human Perception, Biologically Inspired System Science Conference, March 1-3, IIT, Jodhpur, India.
21. Gomatam, R. (2012), How Do Classical and Quantum Probabilities Differ? in Khrennikov, A. (Ed.), Foundations of Probability and Physics-6, American Institute of Physics, pp. 105-110.
22. Gomatam, R. (2010), Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics and System of Systems Design Approach, Indo-US Workshop on Systems Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Oct. 26-28.
23. Gomatam, R. (2009), Quantum Theory, the Chinese Room Argument and the Symbol Grounding Problem, in Bruza, P. et al. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 5494, pp. 174-183, Springer.
“This paper contains the germ of an important idea, namely that the ontology underlying the science needs or exploit quantum mechanics in a way that allows basic entities to be signs/symbols that are representations of meanings to be manipulated in the way that certain shapes are thought to be manipulated in the classical physics conception of reality.” — Prof Henry Stapp
24. Gomatam, R. (2008), Quantum Realism and Haecceity, in Ghose, P. (Ed.), HSPCIC Vol. XII: Levels of Reality, Part 5: Materialism and Immaterialism in India and the West: Varying Vistas, CSC, New Delhi, pp. 853-872.
25. Gomatam, R. (2007), Niels Bohr‘s Interpretation and the Copenhagen Interpretation—Are the two incompatible? Philosophy of Science, December, 74(5), pp. 736-748.
Paper part of required reading in PHIL1620, Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, taught by Douglas Kutach at Dept of Philosophy, Brown University (Spring 2010). Students submitted a 2500-word assignment on this paper.
26. Gomatam, R. (2005), Popper‘s Propensity Interpretation and Heisenberg‘s Potentia Interpretation—A Comparative Assessment, in Chattopadhyaya, D. P. and Sengupta, P. (Eds.), HSPCIC: A Historical Perspective Of The Evolution Of Ideas In Science, Vol. XIII, Part 6 , Probabilities, Propensity and Corroboration, CSC: New Delhi, pp. 301-312.
“Gomatam has proposed a new approach according to which quantum theory ought to use the terms statistics‘ or probability‘ to refer only to the occurrence of observable events and altogether renounce the notion of probabilities when talking about quantum ontological states.” — Prof. B.V. Sreekantan in Current Science, Journal of Indian Academy of Sciences, 2010
27. Gomatam, R. (2005), Do Hodgson’s propositions uniquely characterize free will?, Invited commentary on a target paper, “A Plain Person’s View of Free Will” by David Hodgson, Journal of Consciousness Studies, 12(1), pp. 32-40, Imprint Academic: UK.
28. Gomatam, R. (2004), Physics and Common Sense–Relearning the Connections in the Light of Quantum Theory, in Chattopadhyaya, D.P. & Sen Gupta, A.K. (Eds.), HSPCIC, Vol. XI, Part I: Philosophical Consciousness and Scientific Knowledge, CSC: New Delhi, pp. 179-207.
“I read your 2004 paper published from Indian Council of Philosophical Research, on quantum physics, philosophy and common sense. Excellent – well written, clear, incisive, and original. It is a fine paper.” — Prof. D. Shapere
29. Gomatam, R. (2004), Quantum Theory and Experimental Praxis—Shall the twain ever meet?, Canadian Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (CSHPS), Winnipeg, Canada, May 30.
30. Gomatam, R. (2004), Complementarity—Did Bohr miss the boat?, 5th International History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) Conference, San Francisco, June 24-27.
31. Gomatam, R. (2003), Against Position, Annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, Halifax, Canada, May.
32. Gomatam, R. (2003), On Going past the Statistical Interpretation, paper submitted to the international conference on “Quantum Theory: Reconsiderations of Foundations-2”, June, Vaxjo University, Sweden
33. Gomatam, R. (2002), What is Niels Bohr’s Interpretation? Annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS), Toronto, May 26-27.
34. Gomatam, R. (2002), Einstein’s Critique of Quantum Theory—A Reassessment, Fourth Biennial Congress of History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, July 23-25.
35. Gomatam, R. (1999), Quantum Theory and Observation Problem, Journal of Consciousness Studies, 6 (11-12), 1999, pp. 173-190.
“Issue 2 is the observation problem so labeled by Gomatam and implicit in deliberations of Bohr, Einstein, Bell and others: to identify a quantum-compatible nonclassical conception of everyday objects, one consonant with the principle of superposition.” — Turvey, Michael T. (2015). Quantum-Like Issues at Nature’s Ecological Scale (the Scale of Organisms and Their Environments). Mind and Matter. 13 (1), pp. 7-44.
36. Gomatam, R. (1999), Quantum Information, paper presented at the conference on Quantum Approaches to Consciousness, July 28-August 1, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
“This paper shows, by some nice arguments, that the proper way to think of quantum mechanics is in terms of relationships. This is a new way of thinking. It may be that this is how we should be doing science.” — Prof. Brian Josephson
37. Gomatam, R. (1998), Toward a Consciousness-Based, Realist Interpretation of Quantum Theory—Integrating Bohr and Einstein, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Philosophy, Bombay University, India.
38. Gomatam, R. (1992), Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness: Toward a Dual-Observer Theory of Measurement, American Philosophical Association (APA), Eastern Division Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
39. Gomatam, R. (1992), Local Realism or Object Realism, poster presentation, Waves and Particles in Light and Matter: Louis de Broglie 100th Anniversary Workshop, September 24-30, Trani, Italy.
40. Gomatam, R. (1991), Quantum Mechanics and Reality, paper presented at the conference of American Philosophical Association (APA), Central Division; Group session: Knowledge and Reality.
41. Gomatam, R. (1990), Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness, paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association – Western Division, Louisville, KY; Group session on Indian Philosophy.
42. Gomatam, R. (1987), Real and Artificial Intelligence: Toward a hierarchical model of consciousness, intelligence, mind and body, Bhaktivedanta Institute.