"Graham's number" is really huge but what dangers do we face as human beings playing with numbers that stretch beyond our comprehension ?
What about numbers that are so massive they stretch the limits of the abstract to the point that comprehending their abstract nature becomes itself more of a challenge than comprehending magnitude?
Physicists have suggested that some numbers beyond a certain abstract threshold are in fact so massive just the concept and thought is enough to possess physical mass and it turn a posses a gravitational field.
What do physicists mean by a 13 dimensional number and how can a number posses a physical mass when it is merely a denotation of magnitude?
There is only one known 13 dimensional number, the number 1 villion but this is considerred so unstable it breaks down the laws of quantum reality and can only exists in parallel dimensions at any one time. What dangers to human health does this pose?
2007-07-28 07:18:19 · 7 answers · asked by doctorwand 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Well..... I don't know. I just think that if you name the number it doesn't pose a danger, but if the number existed, then it could have some kind of radioactive effect like uranium fallout or something.
2007-07-28 07:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kamina Squirtle 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You seem to be confused about a number of things. Let me clarify for you:
1. Numbers and thoughts do not have mass, ever!
2. Pure numbers do not have dimension. Vectors, however, can have any number of dimensions. You can write a 3-dimensional vector like this: (4, 6, 8). This means the vector has a length of 4 in the first dimension, a length of 6 in the second dimension, and a length of 8 in the third dimension. Here's a 13-dimensional vector: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13). Not too hard to write, eh?
3. There are zero 13-dimensional numbers known, because pure numbers do not have dimension.
4. "Villion" sounds like it could be the name of a French city, but it is not a number. It has no definition as a number.
5. "Breaking down the laws of quantum reality" is gibberish. If you don't know anything about quantum mechanics, don't talk about quanta.
6. Numbers cannot pose a threat to human health. This is just ridiculous.
2007-07-28 14:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The quote:
"some numbers beyond a certain abstract threshold are in fact so massive just the concept and thought is enough to possess physical mass and it turn a posses a gravitational field"
was most likely made in jest.
To the question:
"What dangers to human health does this pose?"
my answer would simply be "a headache".
2007-07-28 14:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to disagree with some of the other posters because
it is dangerous even to add one to any number approaching C
which is the largest number ever to be used in human history.
Any attempt to increase C will rip a hole in the universe.
As an archaeologist, i was part of a team which deciphered
this message on a Mayan tablet.
2007-07-28 21:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by pashhi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know one such number that will blow you away!
pi is a number so long that when someone tried to memorize it (almost made it but I don't think he is still alive) a vulcano errupted and it literally destroyed a whole island .There is also the fact that people had great urges of eating pies that day, I was among them!
It is incredible what certain numbers can do,btw thanks for the joke lol
2007-07-28 14:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably psychosis, should someone actually take it seriously...
2007-07-28 14:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by Gary H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
doctorwand,
It's time for you to get a new joke.
2007-07-28 14:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋