I know the first three are height, width, and depth... and the fourth is supposedly time... does that mean there are others? If so what are they?
2006-09-21 11:01:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
There are a few different theories, some feel that there are 10-11 dimensions, and some feel there are countless dimensions.
We cannot be sure what these 'dimensions' may be, as we do not have a mind with the capacity to understand them. A good example is the 'hypercube.'
If you were to shine a flashlight down onto a clear cube, it would cast a shadow of a two-dimensional box inside a box. However, if you were to shine light through a hypercube, it casts a shadow of a 3 dimensional Cube within a 3 dimensional cube. Cool, huh? Now try to imagine, what does this object look like??
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2006-09-21 11:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by twowords 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows for sure. Current theories suggest that they are not manifested in our universe in any form other than what makes up the smallest components of matter - quarks. It is thought that there are probably 7 remaining dimensions (depending upon the theory and theortician) that have "collapsed" in upon themselves, and the residual energy from their implosion is a 4D vibration that creates a quarks, sort of like the harmonic vibrations of a violin string when plucked. I'm sure you'll find as many theories as there are theoriticians, but that is what is at the frontier of physics today.
2006-09-21 11:09:13 · answer #2 · answered by ohmneo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mathematically there can be more dimensions.
That doesn't mean they do exist in nature.
2006-09-21 11:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. There may be many, and we don't have names yet for them because we are really not sure they exist.
2006-09-21 11:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OF COURSE the ones that you see in the mirror
2006-09-21 11:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by skip 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋