Dimensions Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. RyeLie

    String Theory in 7 dimensions?

    String Theory implies that the universe has 11 dimensions. If the 3 Dimensions represents space and the other one is time, what about the 7 dimensions??
  2. levadny

    Dynamic Arrays (One, two, three dimensions)

    Dear Friends! My post about dinamic arrays. For example little bit code. // size int const X = 5; int const Y = 4; int const Z = 3; // one dimension array printf("\nOne dimension\n"); // array of pointers int * Arr; // create array Arr = new int [X]...
  3. pellman

    I SU(2) and su(2) have different dimensions?

    The Lie group SU(2) is the set of unitary 2x2 matrices with determinant 1. These matrices can be written a b -b* a* Thus, as a manifold, we can think of a coordinate chart consisting of the four real numbers making up the two complex numbers a and b. It is a...
  4. J

    B What would a universe with two time dimensions be like?

    Just what would a universe be like if it had two time dimensions?
  5. J

    Calculating dimensions of a transformer on microstrip

    Homework Statement Using the graphs calculate lengths and widths of transformers (quarter wave) if they are realized as microstrip lines on a substrate that has Er=2 and height of 1.6mm at frequency 1.8GHz Z1=22.5ohm Z2=77.5ohm[/B]Homework Equations Guided wavelength = c/((Eef)^1/2)*f)...
  6. Evangeline101

    Forces 2 dimensions: How far have the tugboats moved the log

    Homework Statement Two tugboats are pulling on a large log, as shown in the following diagram. The log has a mass of 250 kg and is initially at rest. How far have the tugboats moved the log after 10 s? Homework Equations c2 = a2 + b2 - 2abcosC c = (a2 + b2- 2abcosC)1/2 The Attempt at a...
  7. Square1

    Adding vector components in two dimensions

    Homework Statement A plane flies 600km/h south. The plane encounters a southwestern wind of 100km/h. Homework Equations What is the velocity (magnitude and direction) of the plane The Attempt at a Solution What I did was break the 100km southwestern vector into its components. 100*cos45 =...
  8. C

    Mathematics of The Multi Dimensional Universe

    What are the mathematics behind multiple dimensions? Does mathematics allow for the existence of more than four dimensions? What allows the ability to possesses more that four dimensions, if there is already proof? I looked around, but I didn't find much by way of the answer I was looking for.
  9. A

    I Composite Galilean transformation in 2 dimensions

    The Galilean transforms for rotations, boosts and translations in 2D are the follows: Rotations: x' = xcosθ + ysinθ y' = -xsinθ + ycosθ Boosts: x' = x - vxt y' = y - vyt Translations: x' = x - dx y' = y - dx I wanted to combine these into a single pair of equations, so my first thought was...
  10. L

    I Inverse Square Law and various space dimensions

    I am interested in the derivation of the inverse square law in various dimensions via Green's functions. I think the trick is to imagine a sphere and then to integrate over it. Does anyone know a book or notes where this is explained? I found this below from here, but could not really...
  11. T

    B Can Complex Numbers Extend Beyond Two Dimensions?

    Complex numbers ##a+bi## can be thought of as a second dimension extension of the real number line. Is there a third dimension version of this? Are there even more complex numbers that not only extend into the y-axis but also the z axis? tex
  12. Y

    General Motion of a particle in 3 dimensions

    Homework Statement Particles of mud are thrown from the rim of a rolling wheel. If the forward speed of the wheel is v0, and the radius of the wheel is b, show that the greatest height above the ground that the mud can go is b + v02 / 2g + gb2/ 2v02 At what point on the rolling wheel does this...
  13. RJLiberator

    PDE Heat Equation 2 Dimensions

    Homework Statement Show that if v(x,t) and w(y,t) are solutions of the 1-dimensional heat equation (v_t = k*v_xx and w_t = k*w_yy), then u(x,y,t) = v(x,t)w(y,t) satisfies the 2-dimensional heat equation. Can you generalize to 3 dimensions? Is the same result true for solutions of the wave...
  14. Ryan Reed

    B How would you calculate RF cavity dimensions?

    In a linear accelerator that use cavities and microwaves or radio waves to accelerate particles, how would one find dimensions such as cavity openings, cavity size, length between cavities, etc.
  15. P

    B Divide Chocolates: Division & Fraction Homework for Kids

    I am following up my 8 years old daughter's homework, and want to show her how division and multiplication work together , such as in division by a fraction : am I right if I say " we divide chocolates by boxes and 6 chocolates divided by half a box means 6 x 2 half boxes = 12 in one box ? " or...
  16. I

    Particle What are some introductory texts for extra dimensions and branes?

    Hello all I hope you can help me with this query. I would like to find an introductory text in extra dimensions. I am taking a course in BSM and I have been referred to: C. Csaki, TASI lectures on extra dimensions and branes, hep-ph/0404096, but I was hoping to find something more...
  17. C

    Inelastic collision in two dimensions

    I am a programmer trying to simulate some 2D balls bouncing about and colliding with each other. I have both the ball's velocity components before the collision and I am trying to solve for them. I went to wikipedia to find a formula to satisfy my needs and ran into this section...
  18. H

    Maxwell's Equations in N Dimensions

    I couldn't finish it, so I paid $35 for Alan Macdonald's Vector and Geometric Calculus. This uses geometric algebra, where vectors may be multiplied together to form bivectors, trivectors, and so forth. They are added together with abandon. The electric field E is more or less 1D so it is...
  19. Amine_prince

    What's the actual shape of the upper dimensions?

    first i would like to ask a question .. imagine there are 2 dimensional creatures that are able to live and interact . they can exist in the second dimension with no problems . can the surface of a sphere precieved as a valid 2 dimensional space that these creatures can exist in ?( if yes then...
  20. S

    Isomorphism to subspaces of different dimensions

    Homework Statement Given the linear transformations f : R 3 → R 2 , f(x, y, z) = (2x − y, 2y + z), g : R 2 → R 3 , g(u, v) = (u, u + v, u − v), find the matrix associated to f◦g and g◦f with respect to the standard basis. Find rank(f ◦g) and rank(g ◦ f), is one of the two compositions an...
  21. R

    I Transformations in higher dimensions

    Is there an alternative set of equations similar to Lorentz Transformations that transforms vectors from one dimension to a higher or lower dimension?
  22. P

    What dimensions of (time)−2 mean ?

    I am self learning Physics From a course I read the following : " .. d^2x/dt^2 = -k/m x The left hand side is an acceleration so k/m must have dimensions of (time)−2 .. " I understand that the left hand is acceleration but why does it imply that k/m must have dimensions of (time)−2 ? I...
  23. S

    Riemannian Penrose Inequality: Proof Restriction to n=3?

    I am reading the proof of the Riemannian Penrose Inequality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemannian_Penrose_inequality) by Huisken and Ilmamen in "The Inverse Mean Curvature Flow and the Riemannian Penrose Inequality" and I was wondering why they restrict their proof to the dimension ##n=3##...
  24. S

    Why are dimensions always at right angles?

    I asked my teacher , i didnt get any satisfactory answers , can u tell me why dimensions are always at right angles .
  25. S

    Volume in n Dimensions: Understanding the Meaning of n=0

    Hello, Surfing across the internet, I learned that the volume of a sphere in n dimensions can be expressed by V(n) = (Π^(n/2)) / Γ((n/2)+1), where n is the number of dimensions we are considering But if we consider n=0, then we get 1. So, how do we interpret this? I mean what does volume in zero...
  26. P

    Are 10 dimensions related to the tensor of 3d

    I think I've read the the tensor in three dimensions has 10 elements in its matrix(?). Is this related to the 10 dimensions in some forms of string theory?
  27. R

    Designing F1 Car w/ Duke 390 Engine: Sprocket Dimensions

    hello, I'm designng a f1 car,,, we are using a duke 390 engine...we are using a chain differential... now I'm trying to make the sprockets. to make this sprockets i need to know its dimensions.. that is sprocket teeth diameter width etc... so, I'm very much confussed with it. how to get this...
  28. R

    How are dimensions of differential determined by engine power and torque?

    how dimensions of differential are made with respect to engine power and torque
  29. joneall

    Units if conversion between covariant/contravariant tensors

    I am still at the stage of trying to assimilate contravariant and covariant tensors, so my question probably has a simpler answer than I realize. A covariant tensor is like a gradient, as its units increase when the coordinate units do. A contravariant tensor's components decrease when the...
  30. M

    A Spacelike additional time dimensions

    I want to discuss here a very unusual idea that many "serious" theoretical physicists don't want to discuss, but I think it is time for such a discussion, because many things in mathematics for physics have changed in the last 10 years. When we calculate in chiral scalar superfields then we get...
  31. L

    Finding Dimensions of plates in Electric Field

    Homework Statement The electric field between two circular plates of a capicator is changing at a rate of 1.5 x 10^6 V/m per Second. If the displacement current this instant is ID = 0.80 x 10^-8 A find the dimensions of the plates Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The capacitance of...
  32. E

    How do physicists approach dimensions higher than 3rd?

    I know modern physics theories make use of really high number of spatial dimensions, I wonder how relevant these high dimensions are for physics. I am only a guy from High school interested in physics, but I would like if possible a formal answer
  33. K

    A Penrose twistor theory correctly predicts 4 dimensions

    string theory predicts dimensions but predicts 10 dimensions. Penrose twistor theory correctly predicts 4 dimensions, doesn't this make it more successful?
  34. C

    Question about higher dimensions and what connects them

    It's my understanding that, if we ignore the temporal dimension and just focus on spatial ones, then you get to the third dimension by starting with a point and adding perpendicular lines to them. Once you've done this a couple of times, you get three dimensions. Obviously, to the layman, it...
  35. evinda

    MATLAB Troubleshooting a MATLAB Error: Inner Matrix Dimensions Must Agree

    Hello! (Wave) I have written the following code in matlab: function v=uexact(x,t) v=sin(2*pi*x)*exp(-4*pi^2*t); end function [ex]=test3 h = 1/50; T=1/2500; x=0:h:1; t=0:T:1; ex=uexact(x,t); end I...
  36. D

    Does a finite universe require 4 spatial dimensions?

    A 2-dimensional creature living on the surface of a 3-dimensional sphere could conclude he lives in a finite, unbounded universe. Is it necessary for a 3-dimensional creature to assume there is a 4th spatial dimension in order to conclude the universe is finite and unbounded? I have seen a...
  37. R

    Are spatial and temporal dimensions interchangeable?

    According to general relativity, time is a dimension, one of four dimensions that form 4D spacetime - a structure which is mathematically symmetrical and homogeneous. Should not all four dimensions, therefore, be mathematically interchangeable? Assuming that we are 3-dimensional bodies...
  38. P

    Extra Dimensions: Are They Large or Tiny?

    Large Extra Dimensions I watched a video with Brian Greene explaining string theory and he said that extra dimensions may be curled up very tiny and that's why we don't see them. Is it possible that some extra dimensions may be very large but we don't see them or are all of them very tiny?
  39. Dimitri655

    What is the Definition of Dimension in Mathematics?

    Hey guys! After watching another awesome video of minutephysics: I couldn't help but wonder, what is a dimension? Thanks for your replies in advance,
  40. Darren Byrne

    Using dimensions to derive an equation

    Homework Statement The frequency of a simple pendulum depends only on its length and the gravitational field strength. Use dimensions to derive a possible form for the equation for this frequency. Homework Equations [/B] Not sure. I was looking at f = 1/T as a starting point and g = F/m The...
  41. M

    Nuclear Dimensions: Why Protons Remain Inside the Nuclear Dimension

    Despite the similar nature of charges,protons remain inside the nuclear dimension.why?
  42. shanepitts

    Find work done using force in two dimensions

    Homework Statement Homework Equations ∫F⋅dr=W The Attempt at a Solution
  43. J

    Read the dimensions correctly in order to find the forces

    It statics, I am having difficulty on getting perfect to read the dimensions correctly in order to find the forces! This photo for example I put B = (-3i,-2j, -6k) but correct answer is (3i,-2j,-6k) ... why 3i but not 3i ?! I'm reeally confused For C I put -1i but correct answer is 3i...
  44. G

    Possibility of violations of Born's rule in two dimensions?

    Hi, Gleason's theorem fails if the dimension of the Hilbert space is two. Does this allow for violations of Born's rule in two-dimensional systems? Or can you somehow tensor the system with the (ever-present and infinite-dimensional) Hilbert space of the rest of the universe, apply Gleason's...
  45. S

    Dimensions of Electric resistance

    Can I get the derivation of the dimensions of the physical quantity ELECTRIC RESISTANCE which is given by :- A simple derivation is only required. Thanks in advance.
  46. L

    Bravais lattices in 2 dimensions (and 3 dimensions)

    I'm reading M. Omar Ali's Elementary Solid State Physics and in it, in Subsection 1.4 The Fourteen Bravais Lattices and the Seven Crystal Systems he says that "..., but one cannot place many such pentagons side by side so that they fit tightly and cover the whole area. In fact, it can be...
  47. P

    Motion in two dimensions: Launching up an incline

    1. Homework Statement (The following is taken from Sears and Zemansky’s University physics with modern physics, thirteenth edition by Young Freedman. Chapter 3 bridging problem: Launching up an incline at page 95. You fire a ball with an initial speed ##v_0## at an angle Φ above the surface...
  48. J

    MHB Calculating the Optimal Dimensions for a cylinder.

    I have to calculate the optimal dimensions for a cylinder of this volume, if the amount of materials used to build it is to be kept to a minimum. The volume of the cylinder is = 498.76cm^3 THIS IS WHAT I HAVE SO FAR, V= pi R^2 , h= 498.76/pi R^2 S.A =2piR^2 + 2piRh = 2piR^2 +...
  49. I

    Do dimensions of a piezoelectric material affect voltage?

    Consider a block of a piezoelectric material sandwiched between two parallel plate conductors, sort of like a parallel plate capacitor with a piezoelectric material as its "dielectric." If applying the same pressure to two of these configurations, does the thickness of the piezoelectric block...
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