We have seen 3 dimension movies, 3D holograms, 3D printer etc., Is there anything higher than 3 dimension? Can we imagine and comprehend it? Cosmologist Stephen hawk says that there are worlds with higher dimension.
A point is having zero dimension. When two points are connected by line, its dimension is 1. Electrical wire may thought to have one dimension. If 2 parallel lines are connected by two other lines, we get a two dimensional square. A sheet of paper is the example. Take 2 parallel square surfaces . Connect the four corners by four lines, we get a cube of three dimension. The living room is the example.
Following the same logic, take 2 cubes and connect 8+8 corners. we must get four dimensional cube called tesseract. The figure shown is only 2D representation of 4D cube. Higher than 4D is very difficult to model.
A train can move only on its track. It is having one dimensional freedom. A car can move in any direction on the surface. Hence it has 2D freedom. An airplane can fly in entire 3D space. So higher dimension means high power. Hence the air force is the important force in warfare. Great china wall is nothing to a small plane.
Let us see an illustration . Take a A4 paper. Mark 2 points A and B at the 2 ends of the paper. Let us say an ant tries to travel from A to B. It is a 2D motion on 2D surface. We are 3D creature. We are having more powers than the ant. We can fold that paper in 3D space so that the A and B lies one below the other. We can punch a hole through the point A. Hence now the ant can move through A and reach B quickly and easily.
This is the principle of worm hole in cosmic space. If we reach fourth dimension in space, we can travel from one place to another in cosmos through worm hole with less energy and time. This theory may become reality one day.
So any life are creature having higher dimension than 3D must be our creator or superman or monster. Our brain and eyes are not capable of visualizing and handling higher dimensions than 3D at present.
A point is having zero dimension. When two points are connected by line, its dimension is 1. Electrical wire may thought to have one dimension. If 2 parallel lines are connected by two other lines, we get a two dimensional square. A sheet of paper is the example. Take 2 parallel square surfaces . Connect the four corners by four lines, we get a cube of three dimension. The living room is the example.
Following the same logic, take 2 cubes and connect 8+8 corners. we must get four dimensional cube called tesseract. The figure shown is only 2D representation of 4D cube. Higher than 4D is very difficult to model.
A train can move only on its track. It is having one dimensional freedom. A car can move in any direction on the surface. Hence it has 2D freedom. An airplane can fly in entire 3D space. So higher dimension means high power. Hence the air force is the important force in warfare. Great china wall is nothing to a small plane.
Let us see an illustration . Take a A4 paper. Mark 2 points A and B at the 2 ends of the paper. Let us say an ant tries to travel from A to B. It is a 2D motion on 2D surface. We are 3D creature. We are having more powers than the ant. We can fold that paper in 3D space so that the A and B lies one below the other. We can punch a hole through the point A. Hence now the ant can move through A and reach B quickly and easily.
This is the principle of worm hole in cosmic space. If we reach fourth dimension in space, we can travel from one place to another in cosmos through worm hole with less energy and time. This theory may become reality one day.
So any life are creature having higher dimension than 3D must be our creator or superman or monster. Our brain and eyes are not capable of visualizing and handling higher dimensions than 3D at present.
Interesting and informative . Difficult topic with easy explanation .
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