Friday, June 27, 2008

Imagining Ten Dimensions

Woo. I just got a little I just got a little attachment that'll allow me to make posts easier. It's called Deepest Sender, and even though it's probably the most emo little program I've seen, it's fairly nice. Sadly, it's not working right at the moment, so while I get that fixed, let us move on.

First off, a warning: This is incredibly abstract. Thinking too much about certain pieces of this video may make your cerebellum explode. That being said:

Imagining the Tenth Dimension

This little video refers to a possible explanation for string theory, or at least how a tenth dimension exists for the super strings. (Don't ask; I don't get it either, and I want to be a physicist)

(Why did I post this? It's very cool, and I assume you're all smart)

I will attempt to outline the basic points in the video:

(For those who haven't read A Wrinkle In Time, a Tesseract is a "fold" in space that allows us to travel quickly between two distant locations)

Dimension 0: A point. No physical dimensions.
Dimension 1: A line between two points. Length.
Dimension 2: A line with a split and/or another line. Length and width.
Dimension 3: A polygon. Our regularly accepted visual dimension.
Dimension 4: A line between two versions of the same polygon, indicating aging. Passage of time.
Dimension 5: A split [and fold] in a line between two "points" in the fourth dimensions. Tesseract.
Dimension 6: A fold between two separate lines in the 5th dimension. Tesseract that allows us to access alternate time lines in our universe.
Dimension 7: A point encompassing every single possibility for our universe since after the Big Bang, until the end of our universe; this bars changes in the fundamental laws of physics in our universe. This then draws a line to different Infinity that experienced a different start to the universe; this means there are different physical laws: gravity is different, odd laws of thermodynamics, etc. Line between two Infinities.
Dimension 8: A split in the line between the original two Infinities mentioned in the 7th Dimension explanation, linking those two Infinities, to another, different Infinity. Three Infinities
Dimension 9: A fold in the split and line that connects the three Infinities in the 8th Dimension explanation. This allows residents of the two adjacent Infinities to jump to each other's respective Infinities. Tesseract again.
Dimension 10: Think of all other possible Infinities evar. Seriously. Your ears should be bleeding. Now make that all into one point with no dimensions. That's the 10th dimension. This is where physicists' Gods the SUPAR STRINGZ are located. Bow down to their might.

I have to go lie down now to get rid of my headache.

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