Schrodinger Parallel Universes

In 1935, an Austrian physicist named Erwin Schrodinger conducted a thought experiment in which he tested the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics states that a quantum system will remain stagnant in a form of superposition until it is interacted with by an outside force, in which it will thrust itself into one of the possible outcomes. Schrodinger illustrated this theory by picturing a cat being locked into a box with a broken glass of prussic acid (commonly known as HCN or hydrogen cyanide). Schrodinger then theorized that the cat was living in a state of superposition, in which it was both alive and dead. Using the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, the cat was in

In fact, once Schrodinger opened the box, an infinite number of parallel universes formed - universes in which the cat was either dead or alive. This is known as the multiverse theory, or the Many-worlds interpretation. While this theory may seem farfetched at first, it’s entirely possible that multiple universes both exist and could one day become observable to humanity. Schrodinger’s cat is just one of the many theories that regard the Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. In fact, the very first physicist to propose the idea of parallel universes was Hugh Everett. In 1956, Hugh Everett wrote a paper titled The Theory of the Universal Wavefunction, in which he proposed that multiple universes could exist, labelling each universe as a “branch”. Using this theory, the universe can be pictured as a tree (infinite in length and infinitely expanding) where each

The most widely accepted theory on travelling between multiverses is the theory of a wormhole or a black hole. Supposedly, when a star is destroyed, it can collapse in itself, creating a singularity, which would then form a black hole. The idea is that inside the black hole (a singularity so dense that not even light can escape it) lies a wormhole, which is a form of interstellar transportation. A wormhole basically ignores the distance between two points and acts as a tunnel between the two. However, the problem with this theory is that even if it were true, humanity would need to take extreme measures to secure safe travel, as travelling into a black hole would result in certain death without some sort of safety mechanism. The reason a black hole would cause death is due to the fact that the black hole is extremely narrow, which would “spaghettify” the astronaut as they past the event horizon, or the point of no return. To an outsider, the astronaut would simply start to slowly fade from vision due to the gravitational lensing (warping) that the black hole would cause, but the astronaut would be dead within a matter of