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    Graduate Could the curvature of space in general relativity represent a 4th dimension?

    i did not mean the scalar curvature but the curvature that is observer-dependent
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    Graduate Could the curvature of space in general relativity represent a 4th dimension?

    at the horizon, space is infinitely contracted in the reference frame and then a fourth space dimension(and no time dimension, since the horizon exists only for t=infinite), would be welcome
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    Graduate Could the curvature of space in general relativity represent a 4th dimension?

    hi, what do you think that in general relativity, since space is curved, the curvature could be interpreted as a 4th space dimension "hyperspace"? in other words, the 4th space dimension would take the place of time, for a coordinate observer?
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    Graduate Is quantum mechanics an understood theory?

    hi, i wonder if QM is a theory that is understood?. For example do leading physicists understand why QM is like it is? I remember that Feynman said that nobody understands QM, is that statement true?
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    Graduate Why more than 4 spacetime dimensions

    why does GR say that all particles are points with zero radius?
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    Graduate Why more than 4 spacetime dimensions

    hi, I have a very simple question: why is there really a need for more than 4 spacetime dimensions? are there any concepts for which 4 dimensions are not sufficient? thank you!
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    Graduate Quantum physics and relativity

    hello, how can we be sure that quantum physics (uncertainty,superposition) is not a consequence or directly related to special relativity. for example particles spinning faster than light could explain many quantum effects, or i am wrong?
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    Graduate How Does Time and Space Switch Roles at a Black Hole's Event Horizon?

    of course i was referring about the coordinate effect: how the spacetime inside the event horizon behaves mathematically in the observer reference frame. in such case, time and space switch roles
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    Graduate How Does Time and Space Switch Roles at a Black Hole's Event Horizon?

    thanks, but for the second question i was just wondering if the content of the black hole inside the event horizon is exactly contained in the same 4 spacetime dimensions of the observer. I mean: are only 4 spacetime dimensions required to contain the behavior outside of the event horizon and...
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    Graduate How Does Time and Space Switch Roles at a Black Hole's Event Horizon?

    hello, what does exactly mean geometrically that time and space switch roles at the event horizon of a nonrotating black hole?. I understand that the - for time becomes a + and the + for space becomes -, but how to interpret it geometrically? also I want to know if after the event horizon...
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    Graduate Superluminal instantaneous influence

    ok, and what if, before the measurement, the state of the first particle is modified. would the state of the second particle in entanglement be modified to verify again the correlations?. in other words, does the EPR effect applies even without measurement?
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    Graduate Superluminal instantaneous influence

    anyway, the question is: does the same happen both before and after measurement?
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    Graduate Superluminal instantaneous influence

    hi, it is well known that after measurement, there is a superluminal instantaneous influence (but not really communication) in entanglement. I wonder if such influence also happens everytime before measurement as well? i would be very grateful to read your reply!
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    Undergrad What is the largest size for identical particles?

    hi, I would like to know how big can be 2 identical particles? can they be atoms, molecules, or even much larger than this? in the extreme case, can they be 2 identical cars for example? can we also say that any 2 electrons in the universe are identical particles? I would be...