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Dimension 7-
When I mentioned the 4th dimension in the last post, I explained how you could connect the universe in one state to the universe in another state using a 4-dimensional line. I used the example of you now and you one minute ago, but in the biggest picture you could think of that line beginning at the big bang (assuming that's how the universe began) and ending with one of the possible endings to our universe (whether that be the big crunch, or just whatever).
Remembering that a point in the 4th dimension is the universe in a particular state (which encapsulates the entirety of the first 3 dimensions), a point in the 7th dimension then would encapsulate the entirety of the 3 dimensions below it. If you're following correctly (and I'm explaining well enough), then you understand that this means that everything that could, did, or will ever happen in the universe is contained in a point in the 7th dimension.
Dimension 8-
When we look at a point in the 7th dimension (which encapsulates everything that could or will have occured in the universe) we're only looking at part of the picture. And I know what you're thinking: How can there be anything else? Well, we're only looking at one scenario.
We have to be thinking about other scenarios where the initial conditions are not the same as in our universe (meaning the universe began differently than it did for ours), possibly resulting in different physical laws (where, for example, atoms could be unstable).** So to enter the 8th dimension we have to first imagine a 7-dimensional line, and a line, remember, needs at least 2 points. this means we first need a second point which I just explained would be a universe in which the initial conditions were different. Now we have a 7-dimensional line. For the 8th dimension then (like the 2nd dimension) we simply need a 3rd point in which we can draw a line branching off of the first and connecting it with. So, we've now entered the 8th dimension.
**Just something I'd like to note: Some physicists, when thinking of different initial conditions, automatically think of other (parallel) universes. I, personally, do not see this as being necessary. However, I'm not a certified physicist.
Dimension 9-
Just as the 3rd dimension was used to "teleport" from one 2D location to another, and the 6th dimension was used to travel from one 5D line to another, the 9th dimension would be used to travel from one 8D line to another. This means that you'd be traveling to a universe (again, look at the ** above) with a different set of initial conditions.
And finally, Dimension 10-
In the 4th dimension we considered the entirety of 3D space in a particular state as a single point in the 4th dimension, and in the 7th dimension we considered every possible branch of every possible timeline in a universe as a single point in the 7th dimension. The 10th dimension, too, is a point which encapsulates the 3 dimensions below it. In other words, a point in the 10th dimension includes all of the possible branches of all the possible timelines of all the possible universes.
If were going to continue the cycle, though, then we'd have to imagine a second 10-dimensional point in which to make a line. But this is where it all ends; there's no place else to go. Once we've imagined all of the possible timelines of all the possible universes as a single point in the 10th dimension we've gone as far as we can. There's nothing else to consider.
There is, however, something to discuss. Physicists tell us that in the 10th dimension are, possibly, an infinite number of super strings, which are microscopic (VERY microscopic, approximately 2 octillion times smaller than an atom) 1-dimensional "strings" of energy. These strings could be the most fundamental parts of our universe, meaning they, instead of atoms, could be the REAL building blocks of matter. I'd go into it here but it is a subject for another post (and even that would be tough to do). If you just can't wait for another time though, click the link I've provided at the end of this post.
Well, it's been an exciting journey through the 10 dimensions of our universe. Even though it's all currently just theory, physicists really are entertaining these ideas, and they really could have credibility in explaining the reality of our world. Thanks for reading! I'd appreciate some comments...good or bad!
Some sources: Michio Kaku, Lisa Randall, Rob Bryanton, Brian Greene
Google: String Theory
When I mentioned the 4th dimension in the last post, I explained how you could connect the universe in one state to the universe in another state using a 4-dimensional line. I used the example of you now and you one minute ago, but in the biggest picture you could think of that line beginning at the big bang (assuming that's how the universe began) and ending with one of the possible endings to our universe (whether that be the big crunch, or just whatever).
Remembering that a point in the 4th dimension is the universe in a particular state (which encapsulates the entirety of the first 3 dimensions), a point in the 7th dimension then would encapsulate the entirety of the 3 dimensions below it. If you're following correctly (and I'm explaining well enough), then you understand that this means that everything that could, did, or will ever happen in the universe is contained in a point in the 7th dimension.
Dimension 8-
When we look at a point in the 7th dimension (which encapsulates everything that could or will have occured in the universe) we're only looking at part of the picture. And I know what you're thinking: How can there be anything else? Well, we're only looking at one scenario.
We have to be thinking about other scenarios where the initial conditions are not the same as in our universe (meaning the universe began differently than it did for ours), possibly resulting in different physical laws (where, for example, atoms could be unstable).** So to enter the 8th dimension we have to first imagine a 7-dimensional line, and a line, remember, needs at least 2 points. this means we first need a second point which I just explained would be a universe in which the initial conditions were different. Now we have a 7-dimensional line. For the 8th dimension then (like the 2nd dimension) we simply need a 3rd point in which we can draw a line branching off of the first and connecting it with. So, we've now entered the 8th dimension.
**Just something I'd like to note: Some physicists, when thinking of different initial conditions, automatically think of other (parallel) universes. I, personally, do not see this as being necessary. However, I'm not a certified physicist.
Dimension 9-
Just as the 3rd dimension was used to "teleport" from one 2D location to another, and the 6th dimension was used to travel from one 5D line to another, the 9th dimension would be used to travel from one 8D line to another. This means that you'd be traveling to a universe (again, look at the ** above) with a different set of initial conditions.
And finally, Dimension 10-
In the 4th dimension we considered the entirety of 3D space in a particular state as a single point in the 4th dimension, and in the 7th dimension we considered every possible branch of every possible timeline in a universe as a single point in the 7th dimension. The 10th dimension, too, is a point which encapsulates the 3 dimensions below it. In other words, a point in the 10th dimension includes all of the possible branches of all the possible timelines of all the possible universes.
If were going to continue the cycle, though, then we'd have to imagine a second 10-dimensional point in which to make a line. But this is where it all ends; there's no place else to go. Once we've imagined all of the possible timelines of all the possible universes as a single point in the 10th dimension we've gone as far as we can. There's nothing else to consider.
There is, however, something to discuss. Physicists tell us that in the 10th dimension are, possibly, an infinite number of super strings, which are microscopic (VERY microscopic, approximately 2 octillion times smaller than an atom) 1-dimensional "strings" of energy. These strings could be the most fundamental parts of our universe, meaning they, instead of atoms, could be the REAL building blocks of matter. I'd go into it here but it is a subject for another post (and even that would be tough to do). If you just can't wait for another time though, click the link I've provided at the end of this post.
Well, it's been an exciting journey through the 10 dimensions of our universe. Even though it's all currently just theory, physicists really are entertaining these ideas, and they really could have credibility in explaining the reality of our world. Thanks for reading! I'd appreciate some comments...good or bad!
Some sources: Michio Kaku, Lisa Randall, Rob Bryanton, Brian Greene
Google: String Theory
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