this is a question for stephen hawking
2006-07-10 13:56:27 · 4 answers · asked by steve o 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That question doesn't make any sense.. But...
Space and Time are what we label the dimensions of our physical world. There are three dimensions of space and one dimension of time creating the 4vector space-time.
Multiply the time by c (the speed of light) and you can easily translate time into units with the space dimensions. Makes calculations much easier.
2006-07-10 14:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by Vicente 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are both different aspects of spacetime, similar to how electricity and magnetism are different aspects of the same thing.
Depending on your frame of reference one can appear as the other. For instance, inside of the schwarzschild radius of a black hole, space in the direction towards the singularity becomes timelike, and time becomes spacelike (you are free to move in time, and you always go closer to the singularity as you do so).
2006-07-10 15:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Quark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time is not space and space is not time.
2006-07-10 14:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiplying time by the speed of light would only give you the distance light travels in that time...... which has a somewhat limited use
2006-07-10 15:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋