even light from a reflection has depth from the proton's. does this mean that everything is 3 dimension on this planet? and if this is so, how can space be more than 3 dimensions? since time is an illusion based on mans attempt to control his environment, it seems that time is not the 4th dimension. just some random thought today on spacial theorems.
2007-09-29 17:25:55 · 3 answers · asked by 1001001 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
This is why I like engineering a lot more thatn I like physics. If you haven't read _Flatland_, that would be your first stop. What he said there was that while the two-dimensional world he describes did indeed have a measurable thickness, this thickness is only measureable by someone standing with a yardstick in a three-dimensional world. To the two-dimensional folk, there is no thickness, for to declare thickness would be to imply that there could be a greater thickness or a lesser thickness, and nobody there did this.
It's a marvelously clever book, because it tells us what four dimensions are to our three. Right now, I'm working in a totally two-dimensional environment, courtesy of my old PC screen.
2007-09-29 17:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
one dimension - when people live 'on the edge!'
2007-09-30 00:34:36 · answer #2 · answered by mr_fartson 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You really --really-- need to take a few physics classes so that you understand what you're talking about.
Doug
2007-09-30 00:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋