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davepamn

M¢25 Funded By Mahalo ? | July 02, 2009 02:15 PM

How can space-time have ten-dimensions? I only know X,Y,Z and t, four dimensions.

What do the extra six dimension describe? Why are they important to string theory?

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nativenerd

July 02, 2009 04:42 PM

You need to change the way your thinking of dimensions. Instead of trying envision it in your head as a graph, instead realize that each "dimension" is just a property of the object.

This is a pretty good explaination of 10 dimensions for the layman, watch part 1 and 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkxieS-6WuA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBaYMESb8o

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