Insights Blog
-- Browse All Articles --
Physics Articles
Physics Tutorials
Physics Guides
Physics FAQ
Math Articles
Math Tutorials
Math Guides
Math FAQ
Education Articles
Education Guides
Bio/Chem Articles
Technology Guides
Computer Science Tutorials
Forums
Classical Physics
Quantum Physics
Quantum Interpretations
Special and General Relativity
Atomic and Condensed Matter
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Cosmology
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Other Physics Topics
Trending
Featured Threads
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Classical Physics
Quantum Physics
Quantum Interpretations
Special and General Relativity
Atomic and Condensed Matter
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Beyond the Standard Model
Cosmology
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Other Physics Topics
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Physics
Other Physics Topics
How would a 4th Dimensional Object Move?
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="ImStein, post: 5771041, member: 611443"] Good point, cosmik debris. The object, continuum and "motion" if not given, will be presumed to be particles (or composites) from the Standard Model, 4D of spacetime (3+1) and velocity in distance/time respectively. Worldlines in a Minkowski spacetime diagram don't themselves move but they do indicate relative velocity as the inverse of slope in that reference frame. One might construe the "movement" of a worldline but it would have to be defined as some kind of hyper-velocity*. I can imagine a use for such a construct in quantum mechanics, as it relates to phenomena where a single particle seems to pass through two slits at once. That is, to ascribe a wave nature to a particle. *The term "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervelocity']hypervelocity[/URL]" is however, already in use to indicate those > 3,000 m/sec. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Post reply
Forums
Physics
Other Physics Topics
How would a 4th Dimensional Object Move?
Back
Top