The idea of parallel worlds is one of the favorite topics of science fiction writers, television shows, and holds a fascination for many researchers.
So when a select group of physicists got together to explore the idea of parallel worlds, it seems they were able to create more than just a hypothesis about the existence of parallel worlds… they created a theory which provides more concrete mathematical proof that something like this could be possible!
The Many Interacting World Theory
The Many Interacting World (MIW) Theory is similar … but goes way beyond the previous Multiple World Hypothesis
The Basics, Many Interacting World Theory
The Science
A group of Australian and US physicists suggests that there may exist multiple versions of our universe, which can interact with each other on a quantum level.
Dr. Howard Wiseman and Dr. Michael Hall of Griffith University in Australia, together with Dr. Dirk-Andre Deckert from the University of California, published their so-called “Many Interacting Worlds” (MIW) theory in the journal Physical Review X
“We argue that in the limit of infinitely many worlds the wave function can be recovered (as a secondary object) from the motion of these worlds. We introduce a simple model of such a “many interacting worlds” approach and show that it can reproduce some generic quantum phenomena—such as Ehrenfest’s theorem, wave packet spreading, barrier tunneling, and zero-point energy—as a direct consequence of mutual repulsion between worlds. Finally, we perform numerical simulations using our approach. We demonstrate, first, that it can be used to calculate quantum ground states, and second, that it is capable of reproducing, at least qualitatively, the double-slit interference phenomenon.”
In other words, here it is again…
It is a known fact that quantum mechanics display strange phenomena which violate the principles of cause and effect. That is why it is so difficult to explain the nature of these phenomena. “Any explanation of quantum phenomena is going to be weird, and standard quantum mechanics does not really offer any explanation at all–it just makes predictions for laboratory experiments,” Dr. Wiseman wrote in an email to the Huffington Post. “Our new explanation…is that there are ordinary (non-quantum) parallel worlds which interact in a particular and subtle way.
The Many World’s Theory
This new parallel world theory is an alternative to the ‘Many Worlds’ concept, which was proposed in 1950s by American physicist Hugh Everett to explain the ability of quantum particles to be in two states simultaneously. He suggested that both states co-exist in different realities, that is why quantum particles can seemingly occupy two places at once.
According to the ‘Many-worlds interpretation’ hypothesis…
- each version of reality branches into a bunch of new realities
- each reality exist separately
- each reality cannot interact with another
From this point, the “Many Interacting Worlds” theory is totally different, as it speculates that multiple universes can overlap and influence each other.
The Key Points to Understanding… Many Interacting Worlds Theory
There are three key points to understanding the MIW theory.
- There is a gigantic number of universes, some of which may be nearly identical.
- All of these universes are equally real.
- There is a force of repulsion between similar universes, which is a cause of quantum interactions between them.
“The beauty of our approach is that if there is just one world our theory reduces to Newtonian mechanics, while if there is a gigantic number of worlds it reproduces quantum mechanics. In between it predicts something new that is neither Newton’s theory nor quantum theory. We also believe that, in providing a new mental picture of quantum effects, it will be useful in planning experiments to test and exploit quantum phenomena,” – Dr. Wiseman
Going Forward Into The Future
Dr. Howard Wiseman and his team are optimistic about the prospects of their research.
“I think there are many who are not happy with any of the current interpretations, and it is those who will probably be most interested in ours. I hope some will be interested enough to start working on it soon, because there are so many questions to answer… But the idea of interactions with other universes is no longer pure fantasy.”
source-themindunleashed.org, blogspot.com, journals.aps.com
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