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Plato’s Solid Definition of God?
Okay we assume that which we can see, head-brain-neurons- as a solid manifestation, but from where do these emerge? The fifth element, i.e., the quintessence, according to Plato was identified with the dodecahedron. He says simply “God used this solid for the whole universe, embriodering figures on it”. So,I suppose it’s a good thing that…
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Cubist Revolt and the Fourth Dimension
“Why must art be clinically “realistic?” This Cubist “revolt against perspective” seized the fourth dimension because it touched the third dimension from all possible perspectives. Simply put, Cubist art embraced the fourth dimension. Picasso’s paintings are a splendid example, showing a clear rejection of three dimensional perspective, with women’s faces viewed simultaneously from several angles.…
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5th Dimensional Field Equations
http://www.tech.port.ac.uk/staffweb/seahras/images/Kaluza.jpeg In 1919, Kaluza sent Albert Einstein a preprint — later published in 1921 — that considered the extension of general relativity to five dimensions. He assumed that the 5-dimensional field equations were simply the higher-dimensional version of the vacuum Einstein equation, and that all the metric components were independent of the fifth coordinate. The…
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Quantum Gravity
I’ve put together links for reference on the particular subject titled. If someone has others that they would like to add, please do. I will be placing a permanent link on the sidebar for reference. Hope its useful. List of quantum gravity researchers Jan Ambjørn: Expert on dynamical triangulations who helped develop the causal dynamical…