# kaal:claim:4900878-012

**Claim.** The quantum econophysics models of Baaquie and Ilinski breach the analogy they rely on: without the imaginary unit their formulations cannot produce interference patterns, which are a defining feature of quantum phenomena, so it is doubtful they capture genuinely quantum properties.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to the Baaquie and Ilinski quantum finance formulations

**Source quote.**

> For example, in the approaches developed by Baaquie and Ilinski, the absence of the imaginary unit in their formulations implies a lack of interference patterns, which are a key feature of quantum phenomena.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Quantum Economy and Tokenomics* (2024), 4.1 Theoretical and Methodological Challenges, page 26

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and Tokenomics (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900878

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `75bf96d3b751b4ad0a6ca4a32591cf026094f113e3a372aa6c61790941b391f7` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202024%20-%20Quantum%20Economy%20and%20Tokenomics.pdf

**Failure mode.** broken-quantum-analogy  (family: research-design-limitation)

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** quantum-econophysics, interference, baaquie, ilinski, model-critique

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