quantum worlds
by John Hawkhead
every possibility
has an ending
The Quantum World Theory (or Many Worlds Interpretation) of quantum mechanics posits that every quantum event with multiple possible outcomes causes reality to branch into separate, parallel universes, where each distinct outcome occurs. The theory suggests that all possible outcomes are physically real but exist in distinct, non-interacting, worlds. The single uniting expectation is that all parallel universes and worlds will have an ending. This parallels all human existences coming to an end no matter how long science can extend a lifetime.
Further reading:
‘Many-worlds interpretation’, Wikipedia article, available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation
‘The Many-Worlds Theory, Explained’, 2020, Gribbin, J., The MIT Press Reader, available: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-many-worlds-theory/
Author bio:
John Hawkhead (@haikuhawk.bsky.social) is a writer and artist from the south-west of England. His work has been published globally over the last 25 years, including three books of haiku / senryu: ‘Small Shadows’ and ‘Bone Moon’ (available from Alba Publishing. http://www.albapublishing.com/) and ‘Four Horse Parable’ (available from Nun Prophet Press).