Theos-Talk Archives (August 1996 Message tl00345)

>Everyone who talks about higher dimensions should define in a clear
>manner what s/he is talking about. No further spatio-temporal dimensions
>are known at this time.

Not quite true.  The theory of superstrings requires at least 10
dimensions to explain it.  The theory has it that after the Big Bang
4 dimensions (3 of space, and one of time) expanded outwardly
while 6 dimensions compressed inwardly.  They were "rolled up"
within themselves.  As the 4-dimensional external universe is
expanding, so the 6-dimensional internal world is compressing
or shrinking.  Of course this is only a mathematical theory at
present, but theoretical scientists are much at home with
multi-dimensions.  Although multi-dimensions are possible (and
sometimes required) in mathematics, there are no real known
physical correspondences to them.  The 4 dimensions of
spacetime relate only to the physical plane.  Perhaps the other
dimensions relate to other planes?

	Jerry S.
	Member, TI