The construct of parallel universes has been depicted frequently in science fiction , without any real grounds that they actually survive . Howard Wiseman of Griffith University in Australia led a team that believes quantum theory allow for multiple versions of our universe to exist and overlap , and even interact with one another on the quantum horizontal surface . Michael Hall is the lead author of the paper , which was release in the journalPhysical Review X.
Studying the nicety of quantum theory can get tricky , as thing comport contrary to what would be expected from average matter . Quantum commonwealth of a system are believed to simultaneously exist in all possible configurations until an observer forces it to adopt one State Department .
In the mid-20th century , the ‘ Many Worlds ’ theory first speculated that multiple rendering of world branch out from one another as distinct entity existing in discrete locating , without any interaction . This new theory suggest that all of these infinite multiple worlds overlap and busy the same region of meter and space at the same time , just like a quantum body politic .
“ All possibilities are therefore realise – in some universes the dinosaur - toss off asteroid neglect Earth . In others , Australia was colonized by the Portuguese , ” Wiseman tell in apress release . “ But critics question the world of these other universe , since they do not mold our cosmos at all . On this score , our “ Many Interacting Worlds ” approach is wholly different , as its name implies . ”
Under this new interpretation , some worlds in parallel macrocosm would be near identical . In others , the “ Butterfly result ” is responsible for wholly different outcomes . Each world is equally genuine ; it is n’t that one universe is the trueness while others are off-the-wall copies or lesser in any mode . Wiseman also believes that the quantum forces responsible for driving this portion out existence are also responsible for causing quantum interactions between the humanity . Similarity between world interact through quantum forces , which influences the upshot of the world by making them slightly dissimilar . Though the theory states that the worlds interact with one another on the quantum level and not on a larger scale , Wiseman also conceive the theorydoes not preclude that possibility , either .
“ The beauty of our approach is that if there is just one macrocosm our possibility reduces to Newtonian mechanics , while if there is a mammoth numeral of worlds it reproduce quantum mechanics . In between it portend something new that is neither Newton ’s hypothesis nor quantum possibility , ” Wiseman bear on . “ We also think that , in put up a new mental word-painting of quantum effect , it will be useful in design experiment to try and exploit quantum phenomenon . ”
Responsefrom the physics community has been motley . Luboš Motl account Wiseman ’s newspaper publisher as “ a hopeless go-ahead and a huge waste of time . ” Charles Sebens from the University of Michigan , on the other manus , is more aligned with Wiseman . Using a unlike line of intellection , he came to a very similar finale andtold Nature : “ They give very nice analyses of particular phenomena like ground - state energy and quantum tunneling . ”
Of of course , the big obstruction now is determining how Wiseman ’s ideas could be tested and how to find quantum variations that could indicate interaction with another macrocosm .
