Is there any argument that the 3 dimensions we take for granted are actually only one dimension?
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That would be silly. Any such theory would make the same predictions but be vastly more complex.
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On any of these such ideas, you'd need to show why this way of thinking makes problem solving in physics, chemistry, etc. any easier, while at the same time remaining correct with regard to reality. All the theories we have of the Universe are just mathematical models anyway and are not "the Universe" or the cause of it, and in some cases are intuitive enough to reason about spatially. These different mathematical ways of looking at the Universe provide unique perspectives that make some ideas/phenomena easier to think about, while making others more complicated. Which problems do your "one dimension" idea make easier, while at the same time remaining true to reality? If you could think of a problem (or problems) that would be vastly easier with one dimension, maybe it would be worth pursuing a mathematical model that works like that.
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The real question is : can you explain a physical phenomenon that has not already been explained? Einstein's general relativity greatly complicated the study of gravitation, but it explained things like the precession of mercury and black holes. Ive thought about this myself, and I dont know the answer. But dont listen to people who say "that would complicate things."
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