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Quantum entanglement, chaos theory, and the unification of multiplicities in Umberto Eco's The Island of the Day Before.
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ABSTRACT: The author posits that in The Island of the Day Before, Umberto Eco presents a narrative patterned on the quantum-mechanical theory of multiple worlds. He argues that the peculiar scientific devices in Eco's work, along with the main character's belief in one or more doubles and parallel universes, relate directly to subatomic particle entanglement and the fractal geometry associated with complexity science; these exacting parallels not only structure the novel, but also undermine notions of narrative authority and subjectivity.
Keywords: complexity, ...
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