Quantum Physics 123: Monday 10 October

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor doesn't look rumpled today, nor unprofessional, but if you look at his face long enough, you can see every single year of his life in his eyes.]

Right, I trust you had a pleasant Homecoming weekend. But it's time to get back to work. We had another great discussion last Wednesday, other than the descent into toasters. I'll hope for something half as good today, when you're exhausted.

[He passes back homework. Everyone got at least a C.]

Let's talk about divergence today, and the concept of alternate universes. Many people believe that at certain points in history--focal points--the timeline splits, diverges, and continues in two places where there are different outcomes to the focal event.
Of course, this concept is dependent on time existing in a line, when, at least in my experience, time travellers make it into a tangled, vaguely knot-like mass. But alternate lines do seem to exist, despite how much sense it seems to make.

Have you heard about or experienced alternate timelines? What do you think about the way timespace is set up? Let's discuss this in class. Then I want you to write a short synopsis of your personal ideas as compared to others in the room, for Wednesday.

Comments

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

So, we shouldn't talk about toasters, but discussing how heavy drinking helps understand time travel mechanics is perfectly okay? ::snicker::

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[a weak smile] If it's about time travel, I'm willing to hear it in my class.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

::smile::

Just teasing, sir. But, can you please clarify this whole "Alternate Universe" thing?

I mean, cause are they really "Alternate", or are they just "different"? Cause I think with the varied backgrounds of all the students here, we know that different universes exist, right?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] Yes. But sometimes there are different universes, and sometimes they're alternate, when things are very, very similar up to a certain point, and then radically diverge.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

::scratches her forehead::

So, like... maybe there's a universe out there exactly like this one, only we're all puppies?

Oooh, or maybe somewhere there's a set of Colonies where the Cylons look like us? ::laugh:: That'd be weird.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

[OOC: *wishes not_an_ex_demon was in this class and could bring up a universe without shrimp.]

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

((loves you all over the place))

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

*looks sharply at Cally*
*quickly looks away*