The hyper-space that I think you are referring to is really nothing more than a convenience of science fiction. The writers who understoood that getting from star to star by any means that is conceivable now would take far, far too long knew that they needed some way of explaining how their characters were managing to do so. So they gave an explanation that is really kind of hollow. They imagined that a spaceship would be able to blink out of real space in the neighborhood of one star and blink into real space in the neighborhood of another star with little or no time lapse between. And the called it "travelling through hyperspace".
And talk of higher dimensions and things like that is probably no more than using numbers to describe something that does not actually exist.
It's not that I'm convinced that it's flatly impossible. It's just that compelling evidence is lacking.
I'll also make a prediction (or a guess); if it is found, someday, that there is a way to make a spacecraft move many light years in little or no time, they are going to find also that there is some price to be paid (maybe energy), and that this price will be proportionately high. The reason I think so is that all research in the modern era has seemed to demonstrate that Mother Nature balances her books perfectly.
2007-12-14 03:30:10
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answer #1
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answered by Robert K 5
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It will always be possible to travel in various and sundry dimensions other than our own, and within hyperspace
inside of science fiction novels and Sci-Fi films. In
reality, however, we are more or less limited by the
physical constraints of nature, and the realities of
earth specific physics.
Visualize the portions of films you may have seen of
astronauts blasting off from Earth at the top of giant
rocket ships having booster rockets attached all
around their hulls. During lift off those astronauts are
subjected to monsterous "G" forces for some 20 to
30 seconds in order to reach the roughly 25,000 Mph
velocity required to reach low orbit, etc.
Acceleration of human forms to near light speeds would
subject them to "G" forces almost a million times
greater - which is not possible is you wish for those
humans to remain alive and not end up as a puddle of
jelly on the floor of the crew cabin or pod.
The reverse situation is also of some considerable alarm...
Traveling at some speed near the speed of light, one
wishes to stop here and spend a few week visit. The
deceleration forces would produce the same crushing
force, only this time the goo would be all over the dash
board and windshield as the crew cab began this
unheard of breaking manuver.
2007-12-14 10:52:08
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answered by zahbudar 6
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If you mean in the Star Trek sort of way - not likely. The theory of gravitation allows more than four dimensions, but those other dimensions seemd to all be closed on themselves. The theory also allows for embedding space time in higher order spaces but these models are largely mathematical conviences. Some higher dimesional models have been put forward but they either predict things that fail verification (experiments don't bear out the predictions) or are untestable at this time.
So "short cuts" through space-time may be possible - the theory doesn't preclude it. But that doesn't mean nature permits it.
2007-12-14 10:37:52
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answered by nyphdinmd 7
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Difficult prove or not prove. If exist 3D creature not able travel in 4D to 11D space. String theory use 11 dimension.
2007-12-14 10:43:51
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answered by miyuki & kyojin 7
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That's basically a term used to describe anyplace *outside* our universe - like, the area after you cross the Event Horizon near a black hole... anywhere that 'normal' universal laws probably don't apply.
Can we use it? Maybe someday.
2007-12-14 11:20:22
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answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7
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Actually someone has done considerable work on the idea but the problems associated with it are formidable.
Check out this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive
2007-12-14 10:57:41
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answered by Anonymous
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If Einstein was correct, yes.
Travelling through it is a MAJOR unknown. I suspect it will turn out it can't be travelled through.
2007-12-14 10:27:37
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answered by bradxschuman 6
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Its never been proven so nobody knows.
2007-12-14 10:35:39
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answered by Anonymous
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haha dude. that would be awsome!
2007-12-14 10:27:43
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answered by Emually 2
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