2D-flat objects, 3D-polygon-like objects,4D-life as we know it, what is 5D
2006-06-15 06:01:56 · 10 answers · asked by Brock 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A 5th dimension would be one that includes everything in the first four dimensions and everything in parallel "hyperspaces" along an axis perpendicular to all four axes that define the first four dimensions.
2006-06-15 06:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Right now theory predicts up to 11 or 26 dimensions, this is of course only mathamatically speaking. Our eyes are not fit to see past a 3rd dimension beacuse or retna only sees 2D but we know there is a 3rd because of shadows and whatnot. If our retna was to be able to see 3D we'd be able to see a 4th dimension because of shadows and whatnot, as for all the other dimensions thought to exsist its only on a mathamatical level and when you go down to tiny particals smallar than atoms, such as its electrons. This is where quantum physics comes into play, and people have made theories such as the "String thory," "Super-string thory," "M-thory" ect. The reasons they believe these other dimensions exsist is beacuse it wouldnt make sense in our 3D world so they have to put it into other dimensions. If you want read Wikipedia. Its what i was doing yesterday
2006-06-15 13:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ruiisu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Current theory predicts 11 dimensions .... since anything over the 4th (time) is non-interactive with the 4 we experience there is really no way to "describe" them in any meaningful terms. Look up at the corner of your room and try and imagine 4 intersecting planes there instead of the three you see.
2006-06-15 13:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on what kinds of modern physical theories you subscribe to. But yes, you can describe 5 dimensional objects mathematically, if that is really your question. The answer as to whether or not the exsist in our universe is another question altogether. String theory, for one, currently adhears to an 11-dimensional desription of the universe to explain modern physical concepts and experimental data. But to kind of conceptualize a five dimensional object visually, an example from flatland probably helps the most.
In a world of two dimensions there lives a race of circles and squares, the circles and squares that live as lines in this universe act just as we do, however they are confined to movements in only two dimensions (imagine them living on a peice of notebook paper). Now if, by chance, one day a sphere were to interact with this universe what would the circles see?
As the sphere first came into contact with their universe they would see an immensly small circle. As it grew, and as it passes through the paper, it would continue to get larger until it reached its largest cross-section and then it would gradually get smaller as it left the page. (This would be confusing to say the least for any circle who happens to witness this. But if there are an infinite number of pages that spheres pass through as they move in a larger universe made up of countless pages, this would be a normal occurence.)
With this example it is easier to see that any kind of higher dimensional activity would definitely be hard to interpret with our standard world-view of four dimensions (three space and one for time). Any kind of unexplainable experimental data that we may find that cannot be answered with a standard 4 dimensional definition would (or rather could) be explained using a higher number of dimensions and may, in fact, one day prove their exsistence.
2006-06-15 13:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by Robert H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Madeleine L'engle's book A Wrinkle In Time...if you haven't already. It's fiction but it gives a pretty interesting explanation of the fifth dimension
2006-06-15 13:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by celticivory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is. But human beings have a weakness in their eyes by which they cannot see the 5th dimension. This is true. Really
2006-06-15 13:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by coolest!!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how can this be??
from my info. the basic dimensions are only 3: x, y ,z..
there's no such thing as 4D or 5D..
x, y defines the position on a flat plane, z defines height, so u got lenght, width, and height, wut else do u want??
actually there's a fourth dimension, but i think it shouldn't be called a dimention.. it's time..
2006-06-15 13:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein proposed a 5th dimension -- time. Since space and time are obviously interlinked (it takes time to move from one point in space to another) he coined the term 'spacetime.'
2006-06-15 13:16:39 · answer #8 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a fifth dimension, my world.
2006-06-15 13:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Asterisk_Love♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but there is a 5th element. She's hot.
2006-06-15 13:04:30 · answer #10 · answered by tombombadil042 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋