Contemporary Science Fiction and the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics : Sacrifice and Narrative Coherence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jonathan P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Science fiction--History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This book seeks to create a new means of interrogating the direction in which contemporary science fiction is progressing.

Contents:

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Stubs, Strands, Tracks, and Forks: The Wave Function in Hugh Everett III's "Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics" and Contemporary SF 1. Entangled but Non-Compossible: William Gibson's The Peripheral and Imperialist Play with Past Lives 2. Repeat and Revise: Overwriting Trauma in Dexter Palmer's Version Control 3. Platonic Forms Across the Polycosm: Neal Stephenson's Anathem and Quantum Consciousness 4. Reality on the Quipu: Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland's D.O.D.O. Series and the Strands of Time Conclusion Bibliography

ISBN:

1-9787-4862-0

1-9787-6855-9

979-82-16-25311-2

OCLC:

1537947571