2006-06-22 14:33:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The universe that we live in has only three spatial dimensions. We are limited to length, width, and height, and we can only travel along three perpendicular paths. This page attempts to explain the properties of a hypothetical universe with a spatial fourth dimension. While people generally call time the 4th dimension in the universe we live in, time will be the 5th dimension in my hypothetical universe.
Many fascinating possibilities exist when a spatial fourth dimension is present. Several types of wheels are possible, very complex machines can be built, and many more shapes are possible. Objects can pass by each other more easily, but they are harder to break into multiple pieces. Energy reduces much faster with distance than in the 3rd dimension, so both light and sound are weaker. Much more things can be compacted into a small space, but its much easier to get lost. In this page, I will explore these and many other interesting properties of the fourth dimension.
2006-06-22 18:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think the 4th dimension is best defined as the place where space and time meet. Or you could count subspace as a 4th dimension if you so choose. Black holes perhaps, where space and time do meet. Wormholes (as yet undiscovered). Dark matter, who knows what they heck that is. I hate quantum physics.
2006-06-22 14:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to what my teacher in physcis told me and what I have read, there are theories that suggest that there are as many as 13 dimensions that exist. Try searching books that are authored by ZEMANSKY..
2006-06-23 01:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by physics maniac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COLOR , OR RELATIVITY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
2006-06-22 14:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋