can some one explain to me what the space time continuum is. please?

Answer 1

In the same way that mass and energy are different forms of the same thing, space and time are also different forms of the same thing. Distances between events can be 'spacelike' or 'timelike' depending on the inertial frames of reference occupied by the observer and the thing being observed. This leads to the concept of a 'continuum' in which space and time are equivalent and the nature of the seperation of cause and effect is measured in meters or seconds (which are related to each other by velocity expressed as a fraction of the speed of light)

HTH

Doug

Answer 2

Existence is a cause-effect chain. This chain creates events. Everything is an event. Events need room. We perceive 4 dimensions that give events this room. We call three space and one time.

Answer 3

quote: "In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that combines space and time into a single construct called the space-time continuum."

Answer 4

Let me explain in simple layman terms - a small word to explain these answers and other "theories" about deep space.