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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... interesting essay in here is " A New Refutation of Time . " However , the other stories and essays herein are also quite fascinating . " The Aleph , " for instance , could be viewed as a description of how a space - time singularity ...
... interesting insights into higher - dimensional space . For instance , there is a detailed analysis of the types of rotation which would be possible in 4 - D space , leading up to a representation of electricity as a vortex ring in a 4 ...
... interesting section of the book is called " The Number of Dimensions of Space . " In this section , Reichenbach attempts to visualize a 4 - D world by using color as the fourth dimension . That is , he asks us to think of a 3 - D world ...
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THE FOURTH DIMENSION | 1 |
NONEUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY | 17 |
CURVED SPACE | 36 |
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