Any picture too proof it or can there be no picture if it
2007-09-27 08:15:07 · 8 answers · asked by Ireqiredlotofhelp 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There are an infinite number of dimensions, but only 3 dimensions are required to plot the location of an object in space.
For example a circle has 360 degrees, each degree can be a dimension, and each degree has 60 seconds, and each second is a dimension.
Time is often considered a 4 dimension, because an object can be plotted by time also.
2007-09-27 08:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Feeling Mutual 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no pictures, our human brains cant comprehend anything above 3-d, and 4-d if you count time as 4-d like Einstein did. some theories say there are more than 3 or 4 dimensions. string theory says 10. m-theory and super gravity theory say 11.
none of these are based on facts. string theory and m-theory are based on the fact the electrons seem to blink in and out of existence and be in 2 places at once, prolly cuz they move so fast. theres no hard evidence for any theory involving more than 3 spatial dimensions.
2007-09-27 17:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would one take a two dimensional photograph of a spacial dimension that has no reference point in any of the 3 dimensions our human senses are able to perceive?
Mathematically, higher dimensions are required to make certain equations and concepts "work " when trying to understand sub-atomic phenomena and the relationship between the four known forces.
2007-09-27 15:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'higher dimensions' seem to exist on the Planck scale (around 10^-23 meters) so they're far to small to detect directly.
And Raymond is absolutely correct in that, mathematically, a 'dimension' is merely a variable that is 'independent' from all of the other variables. (That is, they can't be calculated from knowing all of the other variables.) If you think of people in terms of age, height, weight, eye color, and hair color, you have a '5 dimensional' description of the person.
And yes, the last I heard Physicists were considering a 13 dimensional model to describe and unify all of the various forces (and particles) that we now know of.
Doug
2007-09-27 16:16:33 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans can only perceive 4 dimensions: 3 of space and 1 of time. Physicists actually think there are many more dimensions but they are only noticeable at the subatomic level -- they're too tiny to see.
2007-09-27 15:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by Nature Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most that I've heard of (so far) is 11-D for the M-theory (unifying the string theories).
However, there are now so many theories...
In mathematics, it is relatively easy (yeah, right!) to create multi-dimensional environments for vectors. A few years ago, in a graduate course in the theory of Probability, we dealt with mathematical universes with infinite-D. I admit that I found that difficult -- I passed but I did not get an A.
2007-09-27 15:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Physcially, we can only detect 3-D. height, width, and depth.
According to some theories, these other dimensions ( I thought I had only heard of 11), *must* exist in order for the theory to work - but to prove that they exist is another matter.
2007-09-27 15:24:39 · answer #7 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think soooooo
2007-10-04 01:56:40 · answer #8 · answered by Kenny Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋