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Quantum superposition as narrative structure
An essay by Karen Michael, Founder, QConsul LLC, on the Lambda Series: Cat Fur on the Pant Legs of Tech Giants.
The Lambda Series is human-written, near-present allegorical fiction with multiple meanings folded into each beat. The note below is reproduced verbatim with permission.
Qubit essay on layered meaning
I thought about your analogy of 1 + 1 = 2 in writing.
Using this analogy, I wanted to clarify that Book One sets a very brief foundation of qubit superposition in the storyline. This is important background for Books One and Two, where the analogy can be expressed as a + b = c, if superposition is expressed using classic integers:
a = 1 or 0 or both
b = 1 or 0 or both
therefore, c = 0 or 1 or 2This expression may be as close as classical integers get to having a sense of humor.
Using the analogy, superposition expressed as classical integers represents the array of possible meanings for any given thought in the writing. Single meanings. Double meanings. Triple meanings.
Truth. Fiction. Possibility.
I hope this clarifies Book Two using your excellent analogy.
© 2025 Karen Michael. Published verbatim with permission.
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© 2026 Karen Michael. This work is the personal work of Karen Michael and is not a QConsul LLC work product.
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