Quantum Suicide and Quantum Immortality in Fiction

Quantum Suicide And Quantum Immortality In Fiction

Authors of science fiction have used themes involving both quantum suicide and immortality. The basic idea is that a person who dies on one world may survive in another world or parallel universe.

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