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But I'm also in favor of us calling putting numbers to the 4th power "timed"
Originally posted by Solasis
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
Originally posted by Solasis
reply to post by Talltexxxan
Time is a 4th dimension; it is "the" 4th dimension that we observably exist in. There's not really any real order to the dimensions; you don't say left-right is the 1st dimension!
1st dimension example....A distance between two points...No surface area & no volume
2nd dimension example....A picture with surface area but no volume
3rd dimension example....An object with a surface area & volume
4th dimension example...Time...A reference pointedit on 25/7/2011 by OccamAssassin because: (no reason given)
Ah.. Yes, you're right. I forgot about planes and such. I feel quite dopey now!
But I think the point about time being only a 4th dimension still stands; despite having made such a simple mistake about the definitions of the "first" 3, I've studied some fairly high-ish-level maths, and in that field, at least, further dimensions than the 3 familiar are modeled as sort-of-spacial, rather than maybe-temporal.
(But I'm also in favor of us calling putting numbers to the 4th power "timed", as to the second power is "squared" and the third is "cubed" :lol
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
Quatum physics speaks of 11 dimensions. Okay, so we have 4 measurable dimensions to us, what are the other 7 dimensions measuring?
Really really really really confusing things.edit on 25-7-2011 by Solasis because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
I have opened MANY physics books
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
and I have used google search.
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
But appaerently you havn't.
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
Go take a look and see if you can find any sources that can explain it in non-physist terms. They are few and far between.
Originally posted by windword
Why is it sooo dang fast? Because, TIME is of the essence!
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
Originally posted by Solasis
reply to post by Talltexxxan
Time is a 4th dimension; it is "the" 4th dimension that we observably exist in. There's not really any real order to the dimensions; you don't say left-right is the 1st dimension!
1st dimension example....A distance between two points...No surface area & no volume
2nd dimension example....A picture with surface area but no volume
3rd dimension example....An object with a surface area & volume
4th dimension example...Time...A reference pointedit on 25/7/2011 by OccamAssassin because: (no reason given)
You hit on somthing I just thought of. hmmm....
If the word "dimension" literly means A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length or Extent/magnitude. Then that makes sence describing our 3D world as well as adding time to be a 4th (because we can measure it).
Quatum physics speaks of 11 dimensions. Okay, so we have 4 measurable dimensions to us, what are the other 7 dimensions measuring?
edit on 25-7-2011 by Talltexxxan because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 4nsicphd
It is really hard to even discuss the theory without getting deeply into non-Euclidean geometry and Riemannian theories and I hesitate to do that even with my post-doc guys.
Originally posted by Solasis
reply to post by Talltexxxan
How is a Quark so Charmed? ]
Originally posted by Talltexxxan
The "it" I am referring to is light. In the begining Im assuming the universe was a pretty dark place, as there were no stars yet to shine. So you have swirling balls of (non luminesent) gas balling up and building pressure until *poof* you have fusion/fision. Along with that, you get some light. And now those teeny tiny particals start their long multi-billion year travel around the cosmos at, you guessed it, light speed. Light for the most part stays at its comfy speed of roughly 186,282 miles/sec. Now I know there are things in the universe that can slow, bend and distort light but once light is away from said object, does it not miraculously return to is normal speed or does it continue to be slightly distorted. I dont know. Back to the title of the thread, How is light so fast? Does it not play by the same rules of physics that every action has an equal and oposite reaction? What is the driving force that propels light at such incredable speeds and for such incredably long distances?
Dont bother posting unless you have somthing useful to say on the subject at hand, thanks.
You hit on somthing I just thought of. hmmm....
If the word "dimension" literly means A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length or Extent/magnitude. Then that makes sence describing our 3D world as well as adding time to be a 4th (because we can measure it).
Quatum physics speaks of 11 dimensions. Okay, so we have 4 measurable dimensions to us, what are the other 7 dimensions measuring?
edit on 25-7-2011 by Talltexxxan because: (no reason given)