Parallel universe
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Parallel universe may refer to:
Science (physics and cosmology)[edit]
- Multiverse, the set of multiple universes
- The many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics.
Philosophy[edit]
- Possible world, a construct in metaphysics to bring rigor to talk of logical possibility
- Modal realism, an account of possible worlds according to which they are all just as real as the actual world
- Probable worlds, a spiritualistic account of probable worlds as alternatives to the focus world
Arts and media[edit]
- Parallel universe (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 universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors that deliberately alters facts of the canonical universe written about
- List of fiction employing parallel universes
Games[edit]
- "Parallel universes" are an aspect of the video game Super Mario 64 that was popularized by Pannenkoek2012
Literature, film, and television[edit]
- Parallel Universe (company), a film company
- "Parallel Universe" (Red Dwarf), a 1988 episode of Red Dwarf
- Parallel Universes (film), a 2001 BBC/Horizon documentary film
- Mirror Universe (Star Trek), a fictional parallel universe in which several Star Trek television episodes take place
Music[edit]
- Parallel Universe (4hero album), the second album by the drum and bass group 4hero
- Parallel Universe (Garnet Crow album), the eighth studio album by Japanese group Garnet Crow
- Parallel Universe, the eighth studio album by American band Plain White T's
- "Parallel Universe" (song), a 1999 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Parallel Universe", written by Noel Paul Stookey and sung by Peter, Paul and Mary
- Parallel Dimensions (album), a 2008 album by Perseo Miranda
See also[edit]
- Metaverse, a collective virtual shared space
- Multiverse (disambiguation)
- Parallel World (disambiguation)
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