[NotStein]

I'll answer this question as an aside to the vision I go to sleeep with each night. I'll keep it as short as possible, sticking with physics, and leaving the philosophy questions to others.

On pondering dimensions, the following idea came to me:

Viewing a 1D universe from higher dimensions:

. (holy smokes, there it is !)

Fact: All points reside on the surface when viewed from a higher dimension.

Viewing a 2D universe from higher dimensions:

________________ (finite & bounded)

0 (wish I could draw bigger, but finite & unbounded)

Fact: All points reside on the surface when viewed from a higher dimension.

Viewing a 3D universe from higher dimensions (screw time for now):

Well, I can't draw it here. But the mathmatical fact remains. When viewed from higher dimensions, all points in our universe (3D) reside on a surface when viewed from a higher dimension. This is the fundamental assumption I'll use for the rest of this ariticle. What this means is that every molecule, atom, and quark in your own body resides on the surface of our universe - when viewed from dimensions higher than our own; an accepted principle (9 or 11 dimensions or whatever). You need to envision this, I mean really feel it, or quit reading now... If you've read much recent cosmology, there are many references to the similarity in structure of the mathmatics of surface mathmatics to cosmology, particularly Lorentz (x'=ct') equations, matrices and the like; as well as the connection of topology and cosmology.

Crap, I don't want to get too wordy, but that's it... everything resides on the surface. Now. let's look at the implications of this. Before i get to the subject Greatest Mysteries: Where is the Rest of the Universe? , let's look at another fundamental question (gravity):

If it barks like a dog (of course, of course!)

So, do you think this surface (our Universe) is just standing there, like Abe at the Lincoln Memorial? Nope, nothing stands still, otherwise, why would we need time? Everything moves, rotating or revolving (usually both), including the 'surface' of our universe. We have to go back to the truly inspirational idea that Albert E. had (paraphrasing):

"You can't tell the difference between a centrifical force and gravity", i.e. whether you're standing on the ground or being swung around in a basket (ref. pp. 89, 148-149, of Einstein's "Relativity").

Here's the deal - how many brainy guys have tried to unify gravity & failed? Answer: plenty. Why? 'cause it don't fit. Why? 'cause it don't exist. Let's Ponder:

D h D

The first is a Dog (D). The second is a horse. Gosh, what's the third? It looks like a Dog, it even smells like a Dog - if you sample its DNA, it's identical to a Dog! But, sorry, it's not a Dog. Don't believe me?

Well, you shouldn't. Same's true for our friend gravity. It looks like centrifical force, even smells like it. But they all tell us it's not a Dog! Let's review the 3D universe from above:

If our universe is in motion, and everything resides on the surface (from 'above', i.e. higher dimensions):

Imagine not the perfect:

0

I drew above, but more like an imperfect surface demanded by Planck (H); It's dimpled by humps and pits, from the imperfections of the uncertanty principle. Now, put it in motion (rotation).

As it spins, matter/energy will aggregate to the bottoms ot the pits (from the inside). [I'll use 2 chunks for simplicity]:

(* *)

These two matter 'highpoints' will stretch the '0' out, farther and farther. You've got to imagine the '0' stretching out - farther & farther, and then maybe, just maybe, stretching back on itself. It'll fold back on itself thanks to Planck again. Then we got:

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And over and over again. Like taffy. So what do we end up with? Well sounds like a Julia set or Mandelbrot set. Most likely Julia. By the way, if you look at the 'surface area' of a one-inch Mandelbrot set compared to a two-inch Mandelbrot set, what's the differerence in internal surface area? Blows my mind! So why can't we be bounded yet infinite? Now this brings us to the point of answering the question I posted:

Greatest Mysteries: Where is the Rest of the Universe?

Now, take one of those long balloons. The kind that clowns take to make animals. Stretch it over and over and over again (to infinity and beyond!) - yet also put it in motion, like a Julia set. Note one important thing:

Outside edges only touch outside edges, and indside edges only touch inside edges. going back to our original 1D and 2D (thus 3D) universes, where everything lies on the surface:

There are two surfaces!

The inside and the outside. Imagine that:

0

with a red inside and a green outside, being stretched like taffy, but also in motion (rotation - the rotation speed will, of course, set 'C' ), but realize that no red (inner) and green (outer) surface will directly ever touch!!!

And then, here's the deal - why did half the matter in the universe disappear? Because half the matter is anti-matter, and it resides on the opposite surface!

All I can think of is one of those "Van de Graaff" generators. The 'surface' of the universe (probably a Planck length thick) is in some way 'polarized' (like your hair standing on end); i.e. meaning the inner surface (I'll guess that - 50/50) is matter and the outer surface is anti-matter, which is why it 'disappeared', it doesn't interact, and why we can't detect it. Matter/anti-matter 'anniliation' (fudge, MS word doesn't even have that in the dictionary, and it's late!) is nothing more than the particles 'flipping' to their proper 'side' (inner or outer) of the surface of our universe. They don't anniliate, they just 'flip'.

Therefore, we only need to get to 50% mass of the universe to be complete; the other half's on the other side.

Thanks for your patience,
Jeff