In a box of gas, this finitude is guaranteed by the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics. This Harrison Wells speaks with a British accent and wears steampunk attire. If the multiverse is large and diverse enough to contain some regions where dark matter is made out of light particles and other regions where dark matter is made out of heavy particles, how could we possibly predict which one we should see in our own region? It is like a swirling cloud that, all of a sudden, just so happens to take the shape of a person. Therefore, when you wake up, its reasonable to bet that you most likely took a short nap. For example, in the year 2016, sleepers who went to sleep for a short time in 2015 will wake up, as will sleepers who began a long nap in 1916. It is a compelling idea. Once the theory becomes well-defined by making the total number of people finite, probability questions have unique, sensible answers. One of two new "centers" of the Multiverse after the Infinite Frontier was opened up. An infinite number of universes existed guarded by creatures known as the Monitors. Physicists have always hoped that once we understood the fundamental laws of physics, they would make unambiguous predictions for physical quantities. Appeared, retroactively, as an alternate universe in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One", during which it was destroyed by an anti-matter wave. To put it all together: Theoretical and observational evidence suggests that we are living in an enormous, eternally expanding multiverse where the constants of nature vary from place to place. On this world, the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the Earth to a previously unknown type of radiation that gave 29 random people superpowers. Designed to have the feel of "The Hills". On this Earth, young Bruce Wayne became a Green Lantern immediately following the death of his parents. Dark Crisis functionally turned DC's multiversal management strategy on its head. To put it all together: Theoretical and observational evidence suggests that we are living in an enormous, eternally expanding multiverse where the constants of nature vary from place to place. The Antimatter Universe held a special place in the Multiverse: there was an infinite number of "positive-matter universes" separated from each other by vibrational planes and there was a single Antimatter Universe. [218] Guggenheim had wanted there to only be the single, new Earth-Prime that remained at the end of the crossover, but had that happened, the crossover would not have been able to visit the worlds of other DC properties. WebTALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1, DC Comics 2020 . At root, our problems arise because the multiverse is an infinite expanse of space and time. A number of worlds from the previous Multiverse were also reassigned; for example, Earth-31, originally the alternate Earth where Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder is set, is now occupied by post-apocalyptic waterworld analogues of Batman and other DC staples. Crisis in the Multiverse - Stage 1 Add to Favourites By MLDKF Published: Sep 17, 2017 9 Favourites 2 Comments 1K Views Stage 1 An open field with rolling hills in the distance The sounds of footsteps can be heard as we hear someone running in from the left. (Justice League of America #29 (August 1964)) uses "Earth-3" and "Earth-Three" interchangeably. Berkeley and I were thrilled to realize that we could turn the problem on its head. Because 52 introduced another set of Earths, The Flash: Flashpoint changed the nature of many of those Earths. 4) #61-62. After the defeat of the Anti-Monitor, the heroes found themselves on a similar but different world. To make predictions,we wouldneed a theory of initial conditions. Right now, we dont have one. In a box of gas, this finitude is guaranteed by the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics. Whereas our present theories take the prior state of the universe as an input, a theory of initial conditions would have to give this state as an output. The Flash's second season began to explore a shared multiverse with the appearance of Earth-2, while the series' titular character also crossed over with the parallel universe home to Supergirl (later designated Earth-38). This universe is a bright, optimistic place where no one ever dies (including the inhabitants of Krypton and Thomas and Martha Wayne). Appeared, retroactively, as an alternate universe in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three". This Earth suffered a nuclear war in 1963, The Atomic Knights struggle to rebuild the ruined Earth of 21st century Novamerika, The Bat Man, Wonder Woman, the Accelerated Man and the Shrinking Man live here. But the end of Crisis shows otherwise", "Arrow Executive Producer Says the Series Wouldn't Have Existed Without the Green Lantern Movie", "How Is Superman & Lois Connected to the Arrowverse? Aswirling cloud, all of a sudden, just so happens to take the shape of a person. [228] This leaves open the question of how (or even if) the Pre-Crisis, Hypertime, 52 and post-Flashpoint Multiverses interact. Appeared as an alternate Earth in the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" tie-in comic, where the Phantom Stranger resides. A singular totality consisting of a massive compilation of universes where mankind, engineering and artificial intelligence have blended together into one massive mind hive. Put simply, the theory predicts that the universe is on the verge of self-destruction. Mistaking the crash for a first strike, the United States unleashed its full nuclear arsenal against the Soviet Union, who retaliated. Also known as Warworld. In the "With A Vengeance!" The combination of a theoretically convincing motivation with Weinbergs remarkable success made the multiverse idea attractive enough that a number of researchers, including me, have spent years trying to work it out in detail. A universe which nearly destroyed Earth-19. Paperback August 11, 2015. Then you are put into a cryogenic freezer. the Dark Knight, fought against Mordred and Ra's al Ghul until he was ultimately sealed in, Despite the fact that the two stories took place on the same Earth, they did not take place side-by-side, An Earth where Superman was replaced by two clones, Custer was the chief of the Indian Federation, An Earth where Superboy loses his powers in a battle with Luthor, An Earth where Superman married the alien witch Krysalla and had a son, Krys, Superman landed on Mars, but would later arrive on this Earth, Superman fought a final battle with his enemies and disappeared, Home to Captain Leatherwing, a pirate who fought alongside Capitana Felina against the insane pirate the Laughing Man, Despite the similar name, it is a different Earth from the 1970s-1980s, An Earth where a strange energy has removed everyone's superpowers, Some refuse to give in to defeat, while some disappear into the woodwork and others undergo a rebirth as the Phoenix Group, which is trained by Batman, A version of the Justice League that lives in a magical Earth, This Earth's Batman is a dark vigilante who fights against crime and corruption, while Superman is a federal agent for the U.S. government, An Earth where Thomas Wayne, as the result of his wife and son being killed in a robbery, creates the Justice League, An Earth where the Kents' car ran over a nail and got a flat tire, resulting in Kal-El being raised by an Amish couple, Jimmy Olsen was genetically altered into a Bizarro-like creature that threatened the entire superhero community, Earth-898 is a one-panel image of various Western heroes. Essentially, rather than narrowing their scope, DC has broadened it so that Pariah and Anti-Monitor's actions allow for the creation of new universes and Elseworlds stories that simply need to be given a number. If you take this type of theory seriously, it predicts that we are just some very special Boltzmann brains who have been deluded into thinking that we are observing a vast, homogeneous universe. Suppose that every day 1 percent of the population takes part. This universe's Earth had the ability to ride unicorns. Dark Crisis: The Dark Army is written by Mark Waid, Delilah S. Dawson, and Dennis Culver, penciled by Jack Herbert and Freddie E. Williams II, colored by Adriano Lucas, and lettered by Troy Petteri. Its dangerous to take a long nap in the second option, because you might be killed by a meteor while sleeping. To be clear about the conclusion: No one thinks that time suddenly ends in spacetimes like ours, let alone that we should be conducting peculiar hibernation experiments. It was the location of the Oculus Wellspring, before its destruction at the hands of Leonard Snart. According to Deathstroke, the Multiverse needs to end because it has hurt too many, including his children. [30] Each of the alternate universes have their own parallel dimensions, divergent timelines, microverses, etc., branching off of them. first story: Superman: Earth One (December 2010)[82][84]. The destruction of New Earth would set off a chain reaction that would destroy the other 51 alternate universes at the same time, leaving only the Antimatter Universe in existence. Some of these skins come with different powers and voice actors. It is stated that most of this Earth's Legends have retired and one died. [31], The Guardians of the Universe serve as protectors of the new Multiverse. It seems to contain a vast landscape of solutions, or vacua, each with its own values of the observable physical constants. It was utilized by the Time Masters as their base of operations before they were killed by the Legends. It later appeared in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" when. Versions of DC Comics characters who pilot giant, Home to the Red Racer, Optiman, the Iron Knight, and Flashlight of the Justice 9, Home to Spore, the Dino-Cop, the Nimrod Squad, Nightcracker, the Scorpion, Sepulchre, The Blood League, vampire versions of the Justice League, Superdoomsday and the corporation Overcorp, A grim young Batman with a unique, unrecognizable rogue's gallery, The Love Syndicate of Dreamworld, including. Retroactively established as an alternate universe in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five". H. R. Wells (Harrison Wells' doppelgnger), Sonny Wells (Harrison Wells' doppelgnger), H.P. This is sciences version of the old philosophical question of First Cause. Unlike a finite box of gas, which forgets about its initial conditions as the molecules scramble themselves, a system with an infinite number of available states cannot forget its initial conditions, because it takes an infinite time to explore all of its available states. Its dangerous to take a long nap in the second option, because you might be killed by a meteor while sleeping. Earth-D featured a more ethnically diverse version of several Earth-One heroes, such as an Asian Flash, a Black Superman and an American Indian Green Arrow. A lot more experiments started a year ago than 50 billion years ago, so most of the people waking up today were asleep for a short time. It was discovered by Professor Ray Palmer in his investigations of this dimension, In this place, the Power Girl (Karen Starr) of Prime Earth and Tanya Spears (Power Girl II) are trapped, Much like the regular Earth 11, all genders are reversed here. However, Dark Crisis took a step in the other direction and opened up a system for more stories. Inhabitants of these worlds have been frequent visitors to the Earth-One and Post-, In 1993, word of a gang war on Paris Island resulted in Mayor Jefferson ordering enforcement officials to spray every gang member present with an experimental tear gas laced with a radioactive marker that would allow the police to track the participants down later. Designated Earth-X on the cover and in the story title, but not in the story itself. Although we cannot possibly keep track of the motion of all the individual molecules, we can make extremely precise predictions for how the gas as a whole will behave. What sets the initial initial conditions? And indeed many people have criticized the multiverse concept on just these grounds. This Harrison Wells, known as "Hell's Wells", is a cowboy. Home to a teenage version of the original Blue Beetle, An Earth in which superheroes are depicted as covert government operatives, The existence of this Earth is based on comments made by Dan DiDio about the, The Batman of this Earth is known as "the Bat", An Earth in which this Earth's Batman has become a vampire, The Metal Men of this Earth are robotic versions of the Justice League, consisting of robotic counterparts of Superman, the Batman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, the Flash and the Green Arrow. At these moments, gas assembles into stars, our solar system, and all the rest. Suppose that every day 1 percent of the population takes part. A small fluctuation that makes an ordered structure in a small part of space is far, far more likely than a large fluctuation that forms ordered structures over a huge region of space. For example, we would like to predict what kind of particles make up the dark matter. The Earth of the 1960's Batman TV series. Schuetz, Boltzmann wrote: It may be said that the world is so far from thermal equilibrium that we cannot imagine the improbability of such a state. [37], (also known as Earth-0)[39]Called Earth-1985 by Dr. Manhattan[40], The Flashpoint story arc ended with a massive change to the Multiverse; to what extent it is entirely new, and to what extent it is as it was formed in the wake of 52, has not fully been established. Instead, the point is that our recipe for calculating probabilities accidentally injected a novel type of catastrophe into the theory. But an important issue tends to go unnoticed in debates over the multiverse. This problem indicates that we are missing major pieces in our understanding of physics over large distances and long times. This Earth consists of inhabitants from the previous Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-3, Earth-38, and Black Lightning ' s unnamed Earth. Inhabitants are not aware of the creation of the new multiverse and believe it does not exist. Established as an alternate universe in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five". The scenario may sound extreme, even silly. The main idea is to make probabilistic predictions. If you take this type of theory seriously, it predicts that we are just some very special Boltzmann brains who have been deluded into thinking that we are observing a vast, homogeneous universe. This Harrison Wells, known as H.R., has a hipster style and is recruited to Earth-1 to become a member of Team Flash. But thats just because the conditions we are dealing with in cosmology are extreme, involving spans of times and volumes of space that are outside human experience. Assuming the universe isgreat enough, the probability that such a small part of it as our world should be in its present state, is no longer small. Its continents are named "Olympus" (Asia), "Asgard" (North and South America) and "Oceania" (Australia). The New Regime led by a brutal, dictatorial version of Superman, and the Insurgency, led by Batman. As the molecules bounce around, they will arrange and rearrange themselves in every possible way they can, thus exploring all their possible configurations, or microstates. This process will erase the memory of how the gas started out, allowing us to ignore the problem of initial conditions. In the multiverse, the volume of space grows indefinitely, all the while producing expanding bubbles with a variety of states inside. Another tells us that most of the volume will be taken up by the state the decays the slowest. Instead, what we can measureand would like to make predictions foris the coarse-grained properties of the box of gas, such as the temperature and the pressure. Otherwise the system will never be able to explore all its states. It is a compelling idea. Berkeley and then Alan Guth at MIT. How do we do that for the entire universe? Appeared, retroactively, as an alternate universe during "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One", during which it was destroyed by an anti-matter wave. The Justice Society of America did not disband in the 1950s, but became Justice Society International and created a mistrust of the heroes who would form the Justice League. One prescription for synchronizing clocks tells us that most of the volume will be taken up by the state that expands the fastest. Answers to the biggest mysteries may lie well outside traditional paradigms. Based on the hit videogame INFINITE CRISIS, the These hopes nowappear to have been hopelessly nave. Marvel/DC: Crisis In The Multiverse is an upcoming video game that connects the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Universe with the Injustice: Gods Among Us Multiverse. This Earth was attacked and seized by Darkseid when it collided with his home planet of Apokolips. 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