Chris, let me reflect to '2' words. (I never studied QM, have some glimpse as a polymer chemist, so I do NOT argue against the theory)
1. *Parallel * In what sense are 'universes' compared to be deemed parallel? I presume in my agnostic views that there may be many more visions in which 2 systems may be deemed parallel (or: antiparallel?) They may diverge in time, spacial extension, forcefields, lifespan, etc. etc. In my narrative (I never called it a 'theory') the perfectly symmetrical and equilibrated "Plenitude" (imaginary vision of Everything in balance) there are inevitably items getting grouped together in a way that violates the perfect symmetrical distribution (complexities?) and I called those 'universes'. They re-dissipate into the perfect symmetry right as they formed (in our case: viewed from the INSIDE as a long long time in our Space-Time views). Such 'universes' have different compositions according to the items forming them, at least I did not project/propose any rules to their composition. We know nothing about the Plenitude (word taken from Plato). 2.a quote from the URL:* 'microscopic'* *(Quantum theory is needed to explain how the universe works at the microscopic scale, and is believed to apply to all matter.) * 'Microscopic to what? to our human sizes? to the sub-Planck, or the galaxy-size extensions? Again my agnostic views: who knows what "worlds" do exist in quite different orders of magnitude from our habituel rulers? Just tasting words John Mikes Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-10-interacting-worlds-theory-scientists-interaction.html#jCp On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 5:04 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Sounds a lot like MWI, but asserts that the parallel universe's subtle > interactions explain the weirdness of quantum mecahnics > > > > Read more at: > http://phys.org/news/2014-10-interacting-worlds-theory-scientists-interaction.html#jCp > > Griffith University academics are challenging the foundations of quantum > science with a radical new theory based on the existence of, and > interactions between, parallel universes. > > In a paper published in the prestigious journal *Physical Review X*, > Professor Howard Wiseman and Dr Michael Hall from Griffith's Centre for > Quantum Dynamics, and Dr Dirk-Andre Deckert from the University of > California, take interacting parallel worlds out of the realm of science > fiction and into that of hard science. > The team proposes that parallel universes really exist, and that they > interact. That is, rather than evolving independently, nearby worlds > influence one another by a subtle force of repulsion. They show that such > an interaction could explain everything that is bizarre about quantum > mechanics <http://phys.org/tags/quantum+mechanics/> > Quantum theory is needed to explain how the universe works at the > microscopic scale, and is believed to apply to all matter. But it is > notoriously difficult to fathom, exhibiting weird phenomena which seem to > violate the laws of cause and effect. > As the eminent American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman once noted: > "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." > However, the "Many-Interacting Worlds" approach developed at Griffith > University provides a new and daring perspective on this baffling field. > "The idea of parallel universes <http://phys.org/tags/parallel+universes/> in > quantum mechanics has been around since 1957," says Professor Wiseman. > "In the well-known "Many-Worlds Interpretation", each universe branches > into a bunch of new universes every time a quantum measurement is made. All > possibilities are therefore realised – in some universes the > dinosaur-killing asteroid missed Earth. In others, Australia was colonised > by the Portuguese. > "But critics question the reality of these other universes, since they do > not influence our universe at all. On this score, our "Many Interacting > Worlds" approach is completely different, as its name implies." > Professor Wiseman and his colleagues propose that: > > - The universe we experience is just one of a gigantic number of > worlds. Some are almost identical to ours while most are very different; > - All of these worlds are equally real, exist continuously through > time, and possess precisely defined properties; > - All quantum phenomena arise from a universal force of repulsion > between 'nearby' (i.e. similar) worlds which tends to make them more > dissimilar. > > Dr Hall says the "Many-Interacting Worlds" theory may even create the > extraordinary possibility of testing for the existence of other worlds. > "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," he says. > "In between it predicts something new that is neither Newton's theory nor > quantum > theory <http://phys.org/tags/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 <http://phys.org/tags/quantum+phenomena/>." > The ability to approximate quantum evolution using a finite number of > worlds could have significant ramifications in molecular dynamics, which is > important for understanding chemical reactions and the action of drugs. > Professor Bill Poirier, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas Tech > University, has observed: "These are great ideas, not only conceptually, > but also with regard to the new numerical breakthroughs they are almost > certain to engender." > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. 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