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Originally Posted by tommac
I currently personally believe that there is another hidden dimension one that somehow is related to the contraction/curvature of space. Still working on the math though.
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Well, good luck with that.
I believe the maths is already done and tested, in the form of general relativity. But whether the maths describes a real thing, curving in a way we can understand: I doubt if the maths can tell you.
To quote from one of
Tim Thompson's excellent reading recommendations, Edward Harrison's
Cosmology: The Science of the Universe:
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The curvature of space is a loose expression meaning that space has non-Euclidean geometry. As a descriptive term it originated in the nineteenth century when the non-Euclidean geometries of curved surfaces were first studied. It is a figurative and harmless term provided we do not take it too literally.
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Grant Hutchison