| Re: Time Space & Space-Time Quote:
Originally Posted by davidgow77 I think that the problem physics is having (the clashes of ideas that space has 3 dimensions, spacetime is 4-D and that string theory predicts extra dimensions) are down to a philosophical mistake in our understanding. I believe that it is matter which is three dimensional (hence all matter is made up from 3 fundamental particles.... 2 up quarks and a down, or vice versa) and that space simply curves around the matter to form a 3 dimensional veil if you like. Using this perspective, it can be seen that space has infinite dimensions, but is restricted to being measured as three dimensional because of the 3-D nature of matter. Thus... if matter existed in 4 spatial dimensions then space would be seen to be 4-D and spacetime 5-D etc etc.
I should have a paper on this is the research library very soon.
DG | ________________________________
Please refer to the article length response to your post, at http://forums.delphiforums.com/EinsteinGroupie
Thank you.
Best regards,
- RP
__________________ (George Berkeley, 1710) ... lay the beginning in a distinct explication of what is meant by thing, reality, existence: for in vain shall we dispute concerning the real existence of things, or pretend to any knowledge thereof, so long as we have not fixed the meaning of those words. "All things come out of the one and the one out of all things." - Heraclitus "Reality is an illusion - albeit a persistent one." - Einstein "Particles give me a headache." - Ibid |