Dimension is fundamental. Was it present at creation of the universe? Did it play a role in creation of the universe?
There is an assumption in your question that the cosmos / universe was generated.
Although founded on some clear observations about microwave background radiation, the big bang theory is simply one of many such. In reality, the Judeo-Christian bible has as much evidence for their genesis theory as scientists do for theirs.
My favourite theory is that the universe has always existed, there never was a start and there never will be an end. The microwave background is the result of radiative energy and gravity interacting.
Other people will have different views.
None of us have any way of measuring this.
With respect to dimension, If we live in an expanding universe, then surely our measures are expanding at exactly the same rate as space-time. So how on earth can we expect to measure anything reliably?
Many scientists suggest using the wavelength of some specific frequency of light as a fixed, absolute measure. If space-time is expanding uniformly then so is that wavelength.
This suggests that the whole concept of 'dimension' may be a fallacy in itself, if we 'believe' in cosmogenesis.
Dear Ian,
You wrote: " Many scientists suggest using the wavelength of some specific frequency of light as a fixed, absolute measure. If space-time is expanding uniformly then so is that wavelength."
But if space-time is not expanding uniformly, which is an axiomatic assumption, then wouldn't the speed of light be a true absolute measure that we could trust?
Wouldn't this possibility be more simple and make more sense, generally speaking?
Best Regards
André
It is highly probable that dimensions evolved having initial tensor universe transforming to a scalar universe of space time.
And what if we consider the zoom a dimension that curves the 3 normal dimensions forming a hypersphere?
At one end we would have the whole universe at one point (the Big Bang) in the other the smallest possible objects (electrons or maybe neutrinos, always however small they are, they will be greater than 0, because otherwise they would not exist).
The 3 normal dimensions are created by the zoom definition itself and the zoom can be shown to be created by the energy that contains the universe and related to E = mc ^ 2 that really is the energy necessary for an object to exist, the energy needed to bring that object from the BigBang to its corresponding zoom level
André Michaud
Andre
In my view there would be a number of alternatives to consider
Ian
Dear Ian,
Everything is theoretically possible of course, but I must say that I always look for the simplest coherent explanation.
Best Regards
André
Yes of course. Otherwise it is impossible. See
I. A. Urusovskii. Multidimensional Treatment of the Observed Dependence of the Speed of Photon on Its
Energy. / Journal of Modern Physics, 2015, 6, 1220-1226.
I. A.Urusovskii, Multidimensional Treatment of the Expanding Universe,
Physical Science International Journal, 4(8): 1110-1144, 2014.
Best Regards,
I. A. Urusovskii Robert Shour
Dear Robert Shour, the dimension of the Universe and cosmogenesis, respectively, is determined completely by human perception for given stage of human evolution. We consider the space where we live as 3-dimensional one. Einstein created the theory where the time is the 4-th coordinate of the curved space-time. Contemporary scientists assume that the time flows only from the past to the future. Of course, General Relativity creates more bread picture of the World. But it is evidently that the model of the World will be more complete in further. Contemporary scientists study 4-dimensional models of the Universe. Why must we consider only 4 dimensions? Why the time must possess only one dimension and why it must flow only from the future. Our models of the Universe correspond to our consciousness at the given time. When human consciousness reaches more high level, people will consider our people as multidimensional one.
Dear Larissa,
You might then be interested in the new trispatial geometry:
https://doi.org/10.4236/jmp.2018.95067
Best Regards
André
Dear Andre Michaud, by three dimension can describe only 3-space. But main role belongs to Time, which posses many dimensions.
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