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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. Hypothetical group of multiple universes Not to be confused with Metaverse. "Multiverses" redirects here. For the crossover fighting game, see MultiVersus. For other uses, see Multiverse (disambiguation). Part of a series on Physical cosmology Big Bang · Universe Age of the universe ...
A parallel universe, also known as an alternate universe, parallel world, parallel dimension, alternate reality, or alternative dimension, is a hypothetical universe co-existing with one's own, typically distinct in some way. [1] The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called the "multiverse".
Parallel universes in fiction, a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own; Alternate history, a genre of fiction in which historical events differ from reality; Alternative universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors that departs from the fictional universe of the source work
In his book, Greene discussed nine types of parallel universes: The quilted multiverse conditions in an infinite universe necessarily repeat across space, yielding parallel worlds. The inflationary multiverse says that eternal cosmological inflation yields an enormous network of bubble universes, of which our universe would be one.
Alternate reality (or Alternative reality, UK English) often refers to parallel universes in fiction, a self-contained separate world, universe or reality coexisting with the real world, which is used as a recurring plot point or setting used in fantasy and science fiction. Alternate reality may also refer to:
Earth Prime (or Earth-Prime) is a term sometimes used in works of speculative fiction, most notably in DC Comics, involving parallel universes or a multiverse, and refers either to the universe containing "our" Earth, or to a parallel world with a bare minimum of divergence points from Earth as we know it — often the absence or near-absence of metahumans, or with their existence confined to ...
A fictional universe created by Paul Henning where all the main characters come from rural places. Also includes Mister Ed. General Hospital and Other Series (AKA the ABC Soap Opera Universe) General Hospital (1963) 1963 – present
A particle returning from the future does not return to its universe of origination but to a parallel universe. This suggests that a wormhole time machine with an exceedingly short time jump is a theoretical bridge between contemporaneous parallel universes. [12]