The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels. For some it serves primarily as a plot device, a means to put characters into an unfamiliar situation, or a framework that usually lies in the background for continuity purposes. For others it is a major theme and focus of the work. It is sometimes used as the basis for exploring "what if" scenarios, such ...

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Parallel universe, Parallel universe - Science, Parallel universe - Fiction

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In a parallel universe cats do not exist. Rather, a race of creatures evolved from dogs exists instead. Unlike the cats, Dogs are very smelly and dirty and hate baths. They offer their bottoms for strangers to smell and are terrible dancers. In the Red Dwarf Role-Playing Game, Felis Sapiens and Canis Sapiens (better known as Evolved Cats and Evolved Dogs) are races the player can pick for their characters. Also, there are three (technically four) other Evolved Animal Races that the player can choose from: Evol ...

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Felis sapiens, Felis sapiens - Biology, Felis sapiens - Culture Religion & History, Felis sapiens - Technology, Felis sapiens - Parallel universe, Felis sapiens - Important cats

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The term Universe has a variety of meanings based on the context in which it is described. In philosophical terms, the Universe is the summation of all that exists and the space in which all events occur. In cosmological terms, the Universe is thought to be a finite or infinite space-time continuum in which all matter and energy exist. (It has been hypothesized by scientists that the Universe is part of a system of many other universes, known as the multiverse.) The terms known Universe, observable Universe, or visibl ...

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• Universe - Size of Universe and observable Universe
• Universe - Shape of the Universe
• Universe - Fate of the Universe
• Universe - Multiverse
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C.S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is perhaps the author's best known work. More than 95 million copies of the books have been sold in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1950 and 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia contains Christian themes and borrows from Greek and Roman mythology as well as ...

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• The Chronicles of Narnia - The books
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Silver Chair
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Horse and His Boy
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Last Battle
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Reading order
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Christian parallels
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Pagan influences
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influences on Narnia
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Writing
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Name
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Narnia's influence on others
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influence on authors
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influence on popular culture
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Criticism
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Narnia universe
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Narnia in other media
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Television
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Radio
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Stage
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Cinema
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Music

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Carl Adam Petri (b. July 12, 1926 in Leipzig) is a German mathematician and computer scientist. He is an Ehrenprofessor (Professor Emeritus) at the University of Hamburg. Petri invented the Petri net in 1962 as part of his dissertation titled: Kommunikation mit Automaten at University of Bonn. It significantly advanced the fields of parallel computing and distributed computing, helped define the modern studies of complex systems and workflow management. He officially retired in 1991. His contributions have been in the br

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Michael Talbot (1953 - 1992) was the author of a number of books highlighting parallels between ancient Mysticism and quantum mechanics, and espousing a theoretical model of reality that suggests the physical universe is akin to a giant hologram. Michael Talbot - Writing and influences. Michael Talbot's (non-fiction) books include Mysticism And The New Physics, Beyond The Quantum, and (arguably his masterpiece) The Holographic Universe. In The Holographic Universe, Talbot ...

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In general terms, a virtual machine in computer science is software that creates an environment between the computer platform and the end user in which the end user can operate software. Specifically, the term virtual machine has several distinct meanings: Virtual machine - Definitions. Virtual machine - Original meaning. The original meaning of virtual machine is the creation of a number of different identical execution environments on a single computer, each of w ...

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• Virtual machine - Definitions
• Virtual machine - Original meaning
• Virtual machine - Application virtual machine
• Virtual machine - Operating system virtual machine
• Virtual machine - Parallel virtual machine
• Virtual machine - Techniques
• Virtual machine - Emulation of the underlying raw hardware
• Virtual machine - Emulation of a non-native system
• Virtual machine - List of virtual machine software

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In Celtic mythology, Alaunus was a Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy. Alaunus - Etymology & Fundamental Nature. The reconstructed lexis of the Proto-Celtic language as collated by the University of Wales [1] suggests that the name is likely to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic *Alaunos. This Proto-Celtic word is believed to connote the semantics of ‘shining one,’. This apparent semantic connotation in Celtic has led Dr. John Koch at the University of Wales Centre f ...

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• Alaunus - Etymology & Fundamental Nature
• Alaunus - Parallels in non-Celtic cultures?
• Alaunus - Bibliography

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The cyclic model is a brane cosmology model of the creation of the universe, derived from the earlier ekpyrotic model. It was proposed in 2001 by Paul Steinhardt and Neil Turok. Cyclic model - The model. In the cyclic model, two parallel orbifold planes or M-branes collide periodically in a higher dimensional space. The visible four-dimensional universe lies on one of these branes. The collisions correspond to a reversal from contraction to expansion, or a big crunch followed immediately by a big ba ...

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In Celtic mythology, Ancamna was a water goddess worshipped particularly in the valley of the Moselle River. She was commemorated at Trier as the consort of Mars Lenus, and at Möhn as the consort of Smertios. Ancamna - Etymology & Fundamental Nature. The reconstructed lexis of the Proto-Celtic language as collated by the University of Wales [1] suggests that the name is likely to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic *Ank-ab(o)-nā. This Proto-Celtic word connotes the semantics of ‘Crooked Rive ...

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• Ancamna - Etymology & Fundamental Nature
• Ancamna - Parallels?
• Ancamna - Bibliography

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Cosmic pluralism or the plurality of worlds describes the belief in numerous other worlds beyond the Earth which harbour extraterrestrial life. The debate began as early as the time of Thales and has continued, in different form, until the modern era. In Greek times the debate was largely philosophical and did not conform to present notions of cosmology. Cosmic pluralism was a corollary to notions of infinity and the purported multitude of life-bearing worlds were more akin to parallel universes (either cotemporaneously ...

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An important open question of cosmology is the shape of the Universe. Mathematically, which 3-manifold represents best the spatial part of the Universe? Firstly, whether the Universe is spatially flat, i.e. whether the rules of Euclidean geometry are valid on the largest scales, is unknown. Currently, most cosmologists believe that the observable Universe is very nearly spatially flat, with local wrinkles where massive objects distort spacetime, just a ...

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Universe, Universe - Expansion and age and the Big Bang theory, Universe - Size of Universe and observable Universe, Universe - Shape of the Universe, Universe - Fate of the Universe, Universe - Multiverse, Universe - Other terms

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Different words have been used throughout history to denote "all of space", including the equivalents and variants in various languages of "heavens", "cosmos", and "world". Macrocosm has also been used to this effect, although it is more specifically defined as a system that reflects in large scale one, some, or all of its component systems or parts. (Similarly, a microcosm is system that reflects in small scale a mu ...

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Universe, Universe - Expansion and age and the Big Bang theory, Universe - Size of Universe and observable Universe, Universe - Shape of the Universe, Universe - Fate of the Universe, Universe - Multiverse, Universe - Other terms

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An important open question of cosmology is the shape of the universe. Mathematically, which 3-manifold represents best the spatial part of the universe? Firstly, whether the universe is spatially flat, i.e. whether the rules of Euclidean geometry are valid on the largest scales, is unknown. Currently, most cosmologists believe that the observable universe is very nearly spatially flat, with local wrinkles where massive objects distort spacetime, just as a lake is (nearly) flat. This opinion was strengthened by the latest data f ...

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Universe, Universe - Expansion and age and the Big Bang theory, Universe - Size of the universe and observable universe, Universe - Shape of the universe, Universe - Fate of the universe, Universe - Multiverse, Universe - Other terms

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The most important result of cosmology, the understanding that the Universe is expanding, is derived from redshift observations and quantified by Hubble's Law. Extrapolating this expansion back in time, one approaches a gravitational singularity, a rather abstract mathematical concept, which may or may not correspond to reality. This gives rise to the Big Bang theory, the dominant model in cosmology today. The age of the Universe from the time of the Big Bang, was estimated to be about 13.7 billion (13.7 × 109) years, with a marg ...

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Universe, Universe - Expansion and age and the Big Bang theory, Universe - Size of Universe and observable Universe, Universe - Shape of the Universe, Universe - Fate of the Universe, Universe - Multiverse, Universe - Other terms

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Cat culture is strongly dependent on their religion, believing that a god known as Cloister the Stupid will lead them to the promised land, Fuchal (pronounced "Fyooshal"), where they would open a Temple of Food. Cloister is said to be the father of the Cat people. He is reported to have lived years ago, at the Beginning, and was willingly "frozen in time" so the cat race could exist. This religious dogma parallels the true story, and Cloister is in fact the anti-hero Dave Lister. A religious conflict concerning the colour (red or blue) of th ...

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Felis sapiens, Felis sapiens - Biology, Felis sapiens - Culture Religion & History, Felis sapiens - Technology, Felis sapiens - Parallel universe, Felis sapiens - Important cats

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Mirror Universe Star Trek - Enterprise. A two-part episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, entitled "In a Mirror, Darkly", expands further upon the divergent history of the Mirror Universe. On April 5, 2063, Zefram Cochrane conducted his warp flight, drawing the attention of a passing Vulcan ship, as per the events shown in the standard Star Trek universe in Star Trek: First Contact. When the Vulcans landed and made their peaceful introduction, however, Cochrane killed the leader with a concealed w ...

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Mirror Universe Star Trek, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Chronology, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Enterprise, Mirror Universe Star Trek - The Original Series, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Novels, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Another view of the Mirror Universe, Mirror Universe Star Trek - The Mirror Universe Saga DC Star Trek comic 1984-85, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Shattered Universe, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Elite Force, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Other ramifications, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Parodies and homages, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Episodes, Mirror Universe Star Trek - External link

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Jacques Vallee proposes the existence of a non-human consciousness, which may or may not possess a physical body or bodies, that exists either on or around the earth and is able to manipulate space, time and consciousness in ways that we presently do not understand. Vallee is confident that humans can ultimately understand the larger reality of the phenomenon, provided the problem is attacked with research of sufficient vigour. In addition to Vallee, other researchers such as Salvador Freixedo, John Keel, and Aime Michel, believe the ...

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Interdimensional hypothesis, Interdimensional hypothesis - Variants, Interdimensional hypothesis - A non-human conciousness, Interdimensional hypothesis - The control mechanism

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While in the "Alternative Factor", the Lazarus of the alternate universe said that to meet his counterpart would cause the destruction of both his and our universe, while in later episodes characters met their counterparts in the Mirror-Universe and the meetings did not cause any apparent damage to either universe. This apparent discrepancy is explained by the explicit statement made in the episode that the alternate Lazarus is from an anti-matter universe; it has long been established in "Star Trek" canon that physical contac ...

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Mirror Universe Star Trek, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Chronology, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Enterprise, Mirror Universe Star Trek - The Original Series, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Novels, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Another view of the Mirror Universe, Mirror Universe Star Trek - The Mirror Universe Saga DC Star Trek comic 1984-85, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Shattered Universe, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Elite Force, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Other ramifications, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Parodies and homages, Mirror Universe Star Trek - Episodes, Mirror Universe Star Trek - External link

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