3 Curiosities Of The Hypothesis Of Parallel Universes
We have almost all heard of the awesome hypotheses of parallel universes. This is a theme that was inaugurated by Physics. Its implications and angles are, however, so broad that they eventually apply to all other fields of knowledge.
To speak of the hypothesis of parallel universes ultimately calls into question the meaning of life. This is so because life and death have, in this domain of thought, a completely different logic from that which we manipulate today.
The hypothesis of parallel universes is the result of an unusual combination between the theory of relativity and quantum physics. It fundamentally raises the idea that there is not a single universe, but several that have simultaneous existence, in the same space and at the same time. This leads to a series of more than interesting conjectures. Here are three of them.
1. We don’t have one life, but an infinite number of lives
According to the hypothesis of the parallel universes, our existence has the possibilities endless development. Like a story. If the central figure takes the right path, he will encounter a set of experiences. But if he takes the left, he will live could be very different. Each option creates a new universe.
It is therefore conjectured that each of us simultaneously lives an infinite number of lives. We are, for example, great magnates in one of them. Beggars in the other. In one we die and in the other we are still alive.
Therefore, according to the hypothesis of parallel universes, death fundamentally does not exist. We die in one universe, but continue to live in many others. As the number of universes is infinite, so is life. This is certainly the most disturbing consequence of this theory.
2. Perception under the hypothesis of parallel universes
It is here envisioned that we are not able to perceive parallel universes simply because we are limited by our senses. We only have five senses and it would take more than to be able to grasp these other realities.
The human senses only allow us to grasp three dimensions. According to the hypothesis of parallel universes, the dimensions are much more numerous. But we do not have the biological equipment allowing us to capture this “beyond”.
It is also postulated that other physical laws could exist in other universes. Gravity or electromagnetism, for example, could follow another logic. So our perception would be useless or would not be applicable under these conditions. That is why it is fundamentally impossible to perceive them.
3. Parallel universes never meet
We call them parallel universes, precisely because they are all parallel to each other. This means that they cannot meet, even if they coexist permanently. It is further speculated that the clash between two of these universes causes what we call a Big Bang. In other words, an immeasurable explosion which, in turn, gives birth to new universes.
Some physicists devised Theory M. Its creators indicate that the universe is inside a brane. It is a three-dimensional membrane. To better understand this, we can imagine a movie theater. The viewer is in a three-dimensional world, but what is projected is seen as a two-dimensional reality. If the viewer could enter the film, it would be in a three-dimensional reality, but other viewers would continue to see it in two dimensions.
According to Theory M, what happens in this cinema hall, which would be the universe, corresponds to a huge set of floating projections. Like several films screened at the same time, but independent of each other. It would be a “Multiverse”, or a set of parallel universes.
We have presented it here in a very basic and synthetic way. The parallel universes hypothesis is a complex construction of physics which, for many, is closer to science fiction than reality. In spite of everything, important contemporary physicists devoted many hours of study to it. Among them, Stephen Hawking, who would have worked on the subject when death surprised him. Death in the universe he shared with us, to say the least.
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