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Stephenson explores the Many-Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. In Anathem, parallel universes (or "cosmi") exist in a directed graph. Universes with higher degrees of mathematical and logical coherence can influence or "flow" into those with less. Anathem by Neal Stephenson is a monumental work