Mary was worried about Tessa and called the University. Karl
told her that Tessa had been doing well, though he wasn't sure what she was
working on. Mary decided to visit the University and called a cab. She hoped
that Tessa was fine.
Tessa had worked with Jane for the past week and a half. She
wanted to know what exactly she had done wrong. Jane explained patiently
"You need to walk before you run Tess, the old establishment will not take
to a undergrad challenging their dearly held theories. And you need to have
some more evidence, if not support." She looked distressed. Tessa nodded
"They don't even want to listen. This time I will come back with the math
." She had a set to her jaw, an obstinate and unmoving streak that Jane
was secretly quite envious of. Jane set down the equation she was working on
"You need to make it compact. We are working on esoteric math, but all the
great theories have been described in some of the simplest equations."
Tessa stared at her, her brain working "By its very nature, if we assume
fundamental particle are multi-universal objects, we will have to perforce use polymorphic
structures to describe the multi-versal phenomena. But I have a better idea." She began to
draw a triangle and then projected it along various axes. Some which were not
even in the original frame of reference. "What if a Universe is actually a
frame of reference? That would make for an interesting analogy." Jane
stared, fascinated as this slip of a girl just kept pushing the boundaries.
Jane met with Professor Hector, around the same time that
Mary disembarked from her cab and strode along the cobbled pathway to the
University dormitories. Jane had been working with Tessa for some time now, but
Tessa left her far behind. At some stage, Jane wasn't able to keep up. She told
Professor Hector that he needed to step in. Professor Hector looked troubled
"Yes, I assumed as much. That young kid needs to take it slower, or she
will burn herself out." He strode out of his lab, and nearly banged into
Mary who had Tessa in tow. Mary apologized and launched into her request that
Tessa be better taken care of. Professor Hector smiled "We have been
telling her to go slow as well Mary, she is driven, like a lot of us are. I
will speak to the young prodigy." Tessa smiled. She was going to work with
Professor Hector. She was already getting the feeling that Jane's enthusiasm
was flagging and she did not want to get into an argument with her roomie.
When Mary left, it was just the Professor and Tessa in his
lab, and she feverishly sifted papers as she showed him her math and what she
had been working on. Professor Hector was impressed. She seemed to have a real
grip on her theory. But what if the math was incorrect? What if he was also
getting carried away by Tessa's enthusiasm? He asked her to look for evidence.
For support. Tessa grinned "I have just the plan to give you what you
want." He looked nonplussed. Tessa elucidated "If what I am saying is
true, then each fundamental particle will exist in many Universes at the same
time. That will explain why gravity is weak in our universe. Why particles get
quantum entangled. Why some particles have mass, and others do not. When I say
parallel Universes, they are not the popular version of alternate reality. They
are actually Universes in which gravity is a strong force, one in which
electromagnetism is a weak force, another in which electrons are massless. A
lot of these Universes cannot exist, but some can, and the only way to 'prove'
it does is create a computer program. Feed in all the data, and look at how
Universes will look. Then we can postulate these Universes." She looked
pleased. Professor Hector realized that he needed help to manage this. He told
Tessa that he would call Dr.Green again. She shook her head "I want to
publish this. Help me, and we can publish it together." The Professor
realized that there was no going back with his prodigy. He looked resigned
"Okay let's work on the computer program to test your hypothesis."
They got to work.
In another part of the world, Liam was a computer
visualization expert who was reading Professor Hector's requirement for a data
visualization and multiversal object programming researcher. He submitted his
resume. This was exactly the kind of cutting-edge stuff he had wanted to work
on all his life. He got a response in minutes. There was this researcher called
Tessa who would interview him in a few hours. He got to preparing for the
interview.
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