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Brief Introduction to the Multiverse and Teleportation

The multiverse is defined as a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The different universes within the multiverse are often called "parallel universes" or "alternate universes". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse

Does the multiverse really exist? Can we move between alternative universes? How does this relate to teleportation research? Who knows?!?

Back in 1952, Erwin Schrödinger gave a lecture in Dublin in which he jocularly warned his audience that what he was about to say might "seem lunatic". He said that when his equations seemed to describe several different histories, these were "not alternatives, but all really happen simultaneously".

Multiverse and the Physics Community: The physics community has debated the various multiverse theories over time. Prominent physicists are divided about whether any other universes exist outside of our own. Some physicists say the multiverse is not a legitimate topic of scientific inquiry. However, scientific inquiry into multiple universes persists.

Multiverse and Philosophers:
The possibilities opened up by multiverse theory, of multiple and parallel universes, have long been a topic of speculation by philosophers. What is new is the potential for some sort of scientific experimental confirmation or at least indirect evidence that alternative universes exist.

Whatever ultimately comes out of philosophers or scientists studying multiverse theory as it continues to evolve, it will probably be stranger and more wonderful than anything our present-day imaginations can come up with.

Selected Articles on the Multiverse

The following are some recent articles about the multiverse that you might want to read:

  • NBCNews.com - What is the multiverse? Advances in physics over the past 30 years have led some scientists to the mind-boggling conclusion that the universe we inhabit might just be one of many in existence — perhaps an infinite number.
  • Live Science - String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought String theory is an attempt to describe the whole universe under a single "theory of everything" by adding extra dimensions of spacetime and thinking of particles as miniscule vibrating loops. Many string theorists contend it is still the most promising direction for pursuing Albert Einstein's dream of uniting his general theory of relativity with the conflicting microscopic world of quantum mechanics.
  • The Guardian - Stephen Hawking's final theory sheds light on the multiverse Reality may be made up of multiple universes, but each one may not be so different to our own, according to Stephen Hawking’s final theory of the cosmos. The work, completed only weeks before the physicist’s death, paints a simpler picture of the past 13.8 billion years than many previous theories have proposed. Published in the Journal of High Energy Physics, the new work is the result of a long collaboration with Thomas Hertog, a Belgian physicist at the Catholic University of Leuven.

Interdimensional Travel & Teleportation

Now to shift topics a bit and briefly look into ‘Interdimensional Travel’ - moving between alternative universes in the multiverse. Is it possible? What’s the current thinking about interdimensional travel and how does it relate to the topic of teleportation?

Scientific discussions about ‘Interdimensional Travel’, and the portals that might allow it, are everywhere these days. Cosmologist Lisa Randall told the Smithsonian, parallel universes may in fact exist in other dimensions, separated from our own familiar surroundings by distances vastly smaller than the size of an atomic nucleusin other word, right next door. Using ‘black holes’ as the solution for how to open a portal to these other dimensions has been popular in science fiction for decades. What is astonishing is that a growing number of scientists are now starting to think and talk about it. Do your own quick Internet search for scientific articles on Interdimensional Travel.

Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to today and on into the future. According to NASA, it is "the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole." See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology

Will We Have Personal Teleportation in the Future?

Last year, Chinese scientists successfully teleported photons 300 miles into space, renewing the conversation about teleportation in the future.

Quantum teleportation takes on a new dimension - New Atlas

Recently, a team of scientists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna, and the University of Science and Technology of China have conducted an experiment showing that quantum teleportation can not only be done in three dimensions, but theoretically it can be done in any number of dimensions. Further exploration into quantum teleportation, the complete conversion of every particle in your body into information, down to the atoms that can then be transmitted to a receiver located wherever you intend to go, all comes down to something called quantum entanglement-which is well over my head.

Teleportation is the theoretical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.


Teleportation Update: It will be achieved incrementally this Century Many believe current technology provides no possibility of anything resembling the popular fictional form of teleportation we have seen portrayed in Star Trek movies. However, I prefer to listen to experts like physicist Michio Kaku. He has stated in a number of venues over time that he believes "It is physically possible to teleport an entire human being across the room or maybe onto Mars." We may just have to wait a few more decades before it is possible.


Keep an eye out on this whole field of study as it continues to unfold over the coming decades. It’s really exciting stuff.




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