Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Science
  4. / Physical Sciences
  5. / Physics
  6. / Theory Of Relativity

by Draven on March 21st, 2007

Draven

Question

Help answer this question below.

What is the fifth dimension?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. Showing one answer.

  • by socratus on March 29th, 2009

    socratus

    It began in 1907 when Minkowski tried to understand
    SRT using 4D space. All SRT’s particles live and act
    in this " 4-D negative continuum - Minkowski space " .
    SRT has only one space - “Minkowski space “ and the
    " Minkowski space " is home for SRT.
    But " Minkowski space " is an abstract theory
    and nobody knows what " Minkowski space " really is.
    ========= . ===========
    Poor young Einstein, reading Minkowski interpretation,
    said, that now he couldn’t understand his own theory.
    “ Einstein, you are right, it is difficult to understand SRT
    using 4D space. But it is possible using my 5D space"
    - said Kaluza in 1921.
    This theory was tested and found insufficient.
    "Well", said another mathematicians, - "maybe 6D, 7D,
    8D, 9D spaces will explain it". And they had done it.
    But the doubts still remain.
    "OK", they say, "we have only one way to solve this problem.
    We must create more complex D spaces".
    And they do it, they use all their power, all their super intellects
    to solve this problem. Glory to these mathematicians !!!!
    But………. But there is one problem.
    To create new D space, mathematicians must add a new parameter.
    It is impossible to create new D space without a new parameter.
    And the mathematicians take this parameter arbitrarily
    (it fixed according to his opinion, not by objective rules).

    The physicist, R. Lipin explained this situation in such way:
    "Give me three parameters and I can fit an elephant.
    With four I can make him wiggle his trunk…"
    To this Lipin’s opinion it is possible to add:
    "with one more parameter the elephant will fly."
    The mathematicians sell and we buy these theories.
    Where are our brains?
    ==========.
    String theory acts in 11- D space.
    But if we don't know what 1+1 = 2
    how can we know what 5+4 = 9 ?
    And if we don't know what is 4-D negative Mincowski
    space how can we understand 11-D space ( String theory) ?
    ===============. .
    Best wishes.
    Israel Sadovnik. / Socratus.
    http://www.socratus.com
    http://www.wbabin.net
    http://www.physforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2548
    ================ . .

    Comments

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading What is the fifth dimension?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

Answerbag

a Demand Media company