ALTERNATE UNIVERSES

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ANONYMOUSPOSTER

Sunday, October 10, 2004 2:01 AM

Billions of years ago out of the great void came the universe, its galaxies and star systems. Everything that exists, and will ever exist, was spawned from the primordial plasma of time's beginning. As time went on, the universe continuously split into infinite number of parallel universes positioned next to our own in alternate dimensions, which could collectively be called the multiverse. A parallel universe is another universe that is a copy of our own. It has stars and solar systems and galaxies. Some have planets that are exact copies of our Earth. These parallel Earths exists in that dimension in a space equivalent to that occupied by our Earth in this dimension. Some of the parallel Earths are nearly identical to ours and some of them are drastically different.

These universes lie parallel to our universe in a six-dimensional continuum: three dimensions of space, and three of time. The dimensions of space (height, width, and depth) are familiar. The linear motion of time (past-present-future) can be considered one "dimension" of time. Time's other dimensions are made up of probability fields that are the "height" and "width" of time. In essence, these temporal dimensions encompass every possible past, present, and future that could exist, and does, "elsewhere" in the continuum.

In these higher temporal dimensions lie a potentially infinite number of these timelines, running parallel to our universe. The amount of divergence between universes - essentially the difference between their quantum signatures - determines how "far apart" they are in temporal terms.

Everything in a particular universe has a unique energy "signature" that can be measured on the quantum level, and cannot be changed by any means known to science. This quantum signature is normally of little interest, since it is common to everything in the universe. However, objects from outside the universe have a different quantum signature. This includes people and objects from a parallel dimension. A quantum scan can determine whether or not something is from the same universe as the scanner. If the quantum signature of the subject's home dimension is known, then it can also be identified.

Although the quantum signature of matter cannot be altered by any known means, it is possible to place matter in a state of quantum flux. This causes the affected matter to become "unstuck" in the space-time continuum, shifting "sideways" through time into another dimension.

Most parallel dimensions are what might be termed alternate histories. History wise, they diverge from each other at a particular place in space-time, known as the divergence point. From that moment on, they follow their own history, but before the divergence point, they are identical save for a difference in quantum signature. Some parallels appear to have diverged so long ago that it is difficult to determine the divergence point.

There are however exceptions to this rule. Although some universes have histories quite different from each other, going back centuries at the very least, many aspects of those respective universes are remarkably similar, including the presence of certain individuals in both universes. With a history that diverged even decades previously, much less centuries, the odds of several separate parallel universes having identical people are astronomical. And yet they exist in those separate universes.

This is because these universes represent a kind of "quantum inversion field," an almost literal "mirror" of each other. The inversion field creates universes that duplicate each other on a macroscopic scale, while altering events and personalities on a smaller scale. Take the example of looking at your reflection in a mirror. The image looking back at you appears nearly identical to you, but if you were to hold up a book or a sign, the writing in the mirror appears backwards. So it is with those parallel universes. The large-scale things are nearly the same but many of the details, the "writing" of the universe, are the opposite of what they are in other uni

ANONYMOUSPOSTER

Sunday, October 10, 2004 2:02 AM

LIST OF ALTERNATE UNIVERSES

Alpha Universe

Sir Isaac Newton is more than just the credited discoverer of gravity. In 1669, Newton also formulated the scientific disciplines of calculus. However, rather than wait until 1704 to publish his theories as The Calculus, Newton went public with his findings right away. Europe and the United States, already awash with the beginning of the Enlightenment Period in 1651 with the publication of Leviathan by Hobbes, jump started an age of intellectual refinement that continues unabated to this day.

On this world, intellect is revered rather than ignored, and as a result many of the ills of society have been supplanted by the benefit of wisdom. The classical composers are still considered popular music, libraries are open until midnight so that people can pore over ancient texts. Universities are the most venerable institutions in the world. People here are always thirsting for knowledge.

In order for people to exercise more muscles than just their brain, a simple game called Othello was updated and turned into a fast-paced athletic competition called Mindgame. Two squads must answer questions from a variety of topics and land strategic squares around the board. The team with the most amount of squares at the end is declared the winner.

However, every civilization is not without some level of corruption. There is an underground racketeering syndicate that also accommodates those who want to gamble on Mindgame or other happenings.

On this world, intellectual stimulation is the driving force of civilization.

Beta Universe

In the throes of countrywide depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Community Construction Coalition (CCC) goes bankrupt despite massive federal backing. The country, already feeling the pain of unemployment and skyrocketing interest rates, never fully recovers.

During the Second World War, United States involvement was kept to a minimum while Mexican interests, spurred by oil barons looking to secure the petroleum rich fields of the Yucatan, invest in a Mexican war machine that dominates much of Germany. Mexico, the new "hero" of the Great War, becomes an industrial giant. People emigrate from the United States in droves.

Technological gains crawled to a standstill in the U.S., forcing many industries to adopt change. The compact disc, long heralded to be a new avenue in music and data storage, is rebuffed in favor of vinyl LPs. Green traffic lights, used in Mexico, are changed to red in a vain attempt to spur a cultural heritage in the weakened United States.

On this world, President John F. Kennedy was never assassinated, and continued to serve as president well into his twilight years. A fitting choice for an impoverished nation, since wife Marilyn Monroe served in her capacity as First Wife, raising spirits while the economy plummeted.

Scientists are currently worried that the earth's tendency towards precession - the rotation of the Earth's axis, is bringing about a new Ice Age.

Gamma Universe

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, spies who stole atomic weapons secrets from the U.S. on Earth Prime and were summarily executed. After their death sentence was carried out, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover assumed the office of the presidency instead of Lyndon Johnson.

As a result of Hoover's rise to power, much of the Constitution was abridged and martial law was declared. In the Second Gettysburg Address, Hoover spoke out against the ills of civilization, saying that democracy was leading to godless amorality and the breakdown of the family unit. Hoover remained as president for 22 years, up until he died in 1985. Martial law effectively allows for a police state.

Martial law has changed the face of the nation in several ways. Hotel guests must be fingerprinted by order. Cop killing is punishable by electrocution. The drinking age - 27. Alcatraz is still open and is the second biggest tourist attraction in the nation, right behind Hoover's tomb. Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luthe

CREVANREAVER

Sunday, October 10, 2004 8:41 PM

I just want to say this is some really interesting and informative stuff you've posted AnonymousPoster, you rock!

All of this is the most fascinating info you've posted!

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

Monday, October 11, 2004 5:21 PM

Man, I love these postings! Alternate universes and the real possibilities (probabilities) of them simply excite me!! I'm going to read them over some more and post something better later on...meanwhile I have to go teach to my Juniors.

-Taylor

Uncharted Outlaw!

Haulin' goods from one end of creation to th' other. Keepin' my nose clean 'round the Alliance. Rockin' the "Riviera" (67-K62) hardcore!

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

Monday, October 11, 2004 9:57 PM

Okay, finally had a chance to read all this. Wow! AP, I must know if you came up with these potential 'verses on your own or if you found 'em somewhere. Anyway, the first section on quantum mechanics and so forth sounds much like the "Unrealized Realities" episode of Farscape (one of my fave eps). And the Alt.Histories are really neat...except in a couple places where things seem to go a little too far and it starts sounding like a bad episode of Sliders. I mean, I live no more than 40 miles from Oakland, CA and I can't say it's even close to my favorite place on earth, but I could never imagine any alt.history turning it into a gangland preserve!

-Taylor

Uncharted Outlaw!

Haulin' goods from one end of creation to th' other. Keepin' my nose clean 'round the Alliance. Rockin' the "Riviera" (67-K62) hardcore!

GROUNDED

Monday, October 11, 2004 11:07 PM

The first post states these ideas as though they are facts... quite disturbing.

ANONYMOUSPOSTER

Monday, October 11, 2004 11:22 PM

I've added two more worlds, Gamma and Delta!

SIGMANUNKI

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
The first post states these ideas as though they are facts... quite disturbing.

Indeed. And many people will take them as such

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
The first post states these ideas as though they are facts... quite disturbing.

And who is to say they're not facts? There's so much about the universe we don't know. All that fun quantum stuff is definitely grounded in some stuff that I've read over the years.

-Taylor

Uncharted Outlaw!

Haulin' goods from one end of creation to th' other. Keepin' my nose clean 'round the Alliance. Rockin' the "Riviera" (67-K62) hardcore!

GAVIDA

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:46 AM

I loved "Sliders" too :)

But the series lost some of the feel later on. Maybe it was the introduction of the Kromaks, or the stupid brother of Quinn that made me stop watching, not sure actually.

Keep flying,

Gavida

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