Now we know height, width and depth as 3-D, then there's time which makes 4, but it seems that energy goes in 10 directions, but 6 disappear right away, what do you think those other dimensions are?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstring_theory#Number_of_dimensions
2007-05-05 07:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is one of the questions discussed by Michio Kaku in his book Hyperspace, which attempts to translate the mathematics of hyperspace theory into readily understandable language. This article is devoted to the same goal, leaving the details of the mathematics to the hyperspace theory article.
Kaku traces the number of dimensions to Srinivasa Ramanujan's modular functions, but this article will start with some fundamentals and work its way into the mathematics.
Macroscopic physical objects such as people are free to move in three different directions, so we conclude that there are three spatial dimensions. Theoretical physicists have speculated that there might be additional spatial dimensions that escape our notice because they are too small. Some theoretical objects like strings are small enough that they would be able to vibrate in the compact dimensions while moving through the familiar three extended dimensions.
2007-05-05 07:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by ksn_2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Current string theory says there are 11 dimensions. The 10 dimension model turned out to be inadequate.
2007-05-05 14:26:58 · answer #2 · answered by Chris J 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's a pretty good explanation of the 10 dimensions. Sorry, but I couldn't find it in one clip, so this is broken into 2.
2007-05-05 14:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are an infinite number of dimensions within this universe we exist in.
2007-05-05 14:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Mr. Tucking:
Because you have 'HEARD' there are up to 10 dimensions, it does not mean there ARE 10 dimensions.
It only means you've heard something.
Check your facts, do your homework and then report back to us all.
2007-05-05 14:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Very cool question. No idea about the answer. Why don't you research it, and if you don't get sucked into a Tesseract, then report back to us.
2007-05-05 14:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by smlingrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but I think I tried to fight two of them last night when I was drunk.
2007-05-05 14:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋