Geometry, Relativity, and the Fourth DimensionDover Publications, 1977 - 133 sider This is a highly readable, popular exposition of the fourth dimension and the structure of the universe. A remarkable pictorial discussion of the curved space-time we call home, it achieves even greater impact through the use of 141 excellent illustrations. This is the first sustained visual account of many important topics in relativity theory that up till now have only been treated separately. |
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... feeling of time passing . The actual experience of such " illumination " cannot ordinarily be fully recalled in ordinary states of consciousness . Does this mean that such states of consciousness supply a direct window into the world of ...
... feeling is that if there is nothing forcing the atom of uranium to decay or not to decay in the next ten seconds , then it should be possible for it to do either one . But if the future already exists , then it isn't really possible for ...
Rudy von Bitter Rucker. from the other possible lives . Of course , this feeling can be written off as an illusion on a par with one's illusion that time really passes , but there is a nagging feeling that there is something more to it ...
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THE FOURTH DIMENSION | 1 |
NONEUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY | 17 |
CURVED SPACE | 36 |
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