Matter and energy properties are discrete. For example, energy has quanta. Matter and energy are both particle and wave. Waves allow probabilistic physical events and transitions without intermediate states. Particle waves are infinite and allow action at distance and non-local effects. Quantum-mechanical mathematical waves simultaneously represent multiple points and energies, and string-theory moving strings simultaneously represent multiple points. Perhaps, sense qualities are brain-activity quantum-mechanical effects {quantum mechanics and sensations}.
mathematical waves
Perhaps, mind and consciousness involve mathematical waves, similar to quantum-mechanical waves. Infinite waves have no definite position and fill space, accounting for sensory field. Waves can have wave packets, accounting for sensations.
complementarity
Quantum-mechanical waves and particles describe event positions and energies (complementarity). Forces are particle exchanges, and energies depend on wave superpositions. Perhaps, brain and mind have complementarity. Brain uses particle motions, and mind uses abstract waves.
electronic transition
Electrons orbiting atomic nuclei move to other orbits with no intermediate stages. Quantum-mechanical waves change frequency with no intermediate frequencies. Perhaps, mind is like quantum-mechanical waves or is intermediate to physical interactions.
virtual particle
Quantum-mechanical particle interactions and wave energy transformations can create particle pairs that exist for less than one quantum time unit. For example, spontaneous energy fluctuations create virtual particle pairs in space vacuum. Interaction cannot create single particles, because one particle cannot conserve momentum. Instruments cannot observe virtual particles, because they recombine rapidly to return vacuum energy to more-probable state. Though they have short existence, virtual particles can interact with real particles. Perhaps, mind is like virtual particles, which can affect brain but have no direct measure.
orbitals
Electron orbitals have one resonating wave, with frequency, amplitude, inertia, and moment. Perhaps, sense qualities are resonating wave packets in three-dimensional orbitals. Orbital amplitude represents intensity. However, orbitals cannot model colors, because colors also have saturation.
spins
Particles have spin, with frequency, amplitude, inertia, and moment. Perhaps, sense qualities are particles with spins. However, spins cannot model colors, because primary-color spins cannot interact or sum to make secondary-color spins.
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