Posted on 05/25/2006 1:35:30 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
Charles R. Keeton of Rutgers and Arlie O. Petters of Duke base their work on a recent theory called the type II Randall-Sundrum braneworld gravity model. The theory holds that the visible universe is a membrane (hence "braneworld") embedded within a larger universe, much like a strand of filmy seaweed floating in the ocean. The "braneworld universe" has five dimensions -- four spatial dimensions plus time -- compared with the four dimensions -- three spatial, plus time -- laid out in the General Theory of Relativity.
The framework Keeton and Petters developed predicts certain cosmological effects that, if observed, should help scientists validate the braneworld theory. The observations, they said, should be possible with satellites scheduled to launch in the next few years.
If the braneworld theory proves to be true, "this would upset the applecart," Petters said. "It would confirm that there is a fourth dimension to space, which would create a philosophical shift in our understanding of the natural world."
~snip~ "When we estimated how far braneworld black holes might be from Earth, we were surprised to find that the nearest ones would lie well inside Pluto's orbit," Keeton said.
Petters added, "If braneworld black holes form even 1 percent of the dark matter in our part of the galaxy -- a cautious assumption -- there should be several thousand braneworld black holes in our solar system."
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Okay. That is probably the correct format. What I would suggest then, is a single cube with a forward and reverse. While forward and reverse would describe what I'm trying to say, it would probably be best to use the term jump forward or jump back.
They could have saved a lot of time and money by just using a Ouija board. :)
Frist of all, I have to acknowledge that Avacado came up with a comment that makes sense to me.
Here it is:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638296/posts?page=19#19
I'm no math whiz either. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the concept. LOL
See my post just prior to this one.
I do like your unseen side comment, since the fourth dimension is so illusive.
I've heard the term, but have forgotten the particulars.
Aha! The long awaited key to Hyper-space and FTL travel!
Engage!!!
Manipulating gravity would be a boon to the earth, but faster than light space travel, could open up whole new worlds to us.
Yoda has nothing to do with it. I am the one to bring balance to the Force. Because I am stupid and ugly.
A Stephen king book. A flight gets stuck outside of time. They land at the airport after yesterday but before today. The langoliers are these round things that look like PacMan that consume yesterday to make way for today - and our heroes are going to get ingested along with the rest of yesterday!!!
What's that? The bistromatic drive? Based on the principle that math is never the same inside an italian bistro?
Thanks for the reminder.
Meet me at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe and we'll discuss it. I need a Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster.
er...uh...Illegal Immigration!!!!
Thanks for the reply. Even with a degree in Computer Science I had to scratch my head a bit. It sounds like you are saying that anything peculiar that happens in 3 dimensions that is not time must me caused by a 4th dimension? And that they are going to try and explain those "disturbances" through mathematics?
Anyway, thanks.... but my brain is hurting. ;-)
That's because you've never studied. Instead of doing the hard work of thinking for yourself, you've lazily allowed others, Darwinist bigots, to shape the argument and define the theses and tell you what your conclusion and opinion must be.
You don't have a clue. Worse, you don't have a clue you don't have a clue. To paraphrase Wolfgang Pauli: your spoonfed opinion is not merely not right, it isn't even wrong.
Come back and talk when you've gotten off your lazy duff and thought through the issue in a fully informed sense.
Hoss, you got a hair across your arse today or what?
LOL
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As my Grandma once told me...a Day to God might be a Billion years to man.
This hurts my Brane... errrr.. Brain.
If this is a prediction of braneworld theory, it's hard for me to imagine it hasn't been falsified. Would we not have noticed several thousand black holes eating comets and whatnot? Are they so tiny their effects are undetectable? Shouldn't they have flashed off by now if so?
How can this be true?
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