The May [2003] issue of Scientific American has been laying on my desk for weeks now. The teaser on the cover keeps jumping out at me, some days more forcefully than others: “Parallel Universes Really Exist.”
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What quantum physics means to you — for $1
Dear Mr. Raymo, I am the editor of GeeWhiz magazine and a reader of your Globe column. Could you write an article for our magazine on the following questions:
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Somewhere out there is a happy ending to everything
One of the wackier ideas to have emerged from modern physics is parallel universes. That’s right, folks. This universe that we live in may not be the only universe. There may exist an uncountable number of universes, some nearly identical to this one, others wildly different. Even as you read, zillions of new universes may be blossoming into existence.
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The duality of the subatomic
“You can’t lose doing physics,” says physicist Mike Horne. “Either you have the thrill of stumbling upon something new or you have the pleasure of seeing accepted principles working perfectly.”