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The fabric of space-time is a conceptual model combining the three dimensions of space with the fourth dimension of time. According to the best of current physical theories, space-time explains the unusual relativistic effects that arise from traveling near the speed of light as well as the mot...
It is just emptiness, after all—a backdrop to everything else. Time, likewise, simply ticks on incessantly. But if physicists have learned anything from the long slog to unify their theories, it is that space and time form a system of such staggering complexity that it may defy our most...
In special relativity theory one may consistently hold that spacetime intervals are mere attributes of pairs of material objects. Even though spacetime often is treated as an object in relativity theory, there is no reason to think that it is a physical object; we may very well accept it as ...
Spacetime may emerge from a more fundamental reality. Figuring out how could unlock the most urgent goal in physics—a quantum theory of gravity
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What Exactly is Spacetime? Explained in Ridiculously Simple Words Understanding Space And Time Einstein’s theory of general relativity implied that space-time is composed of four inseparable dimensions. It is a malleable play dough at the hands of gravity. ...
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A hypothetical spacetime comprising a pointwise lattice with a fixed metric is considered. If there were absolute symmetry between displacement and time it is suggested that the velocity of light would be an integer conversion factor between the units of these quantities. In the context of such ...