Mathematical Name of this Space

[pairofstrings]

TL;DR

What is the mathematical name of the space that I am living in?

I am surrounded by Space and so I am curious to know what the name of this Space is. Is this Space given any name by a Mathematician? I suspect that this Space may be called Euclidean Space because Euclidean Space knows how to present point in three-dimensions. Euclidean Space talks about three-dimensions. Euclidean Space can tell me how to put a point in three-dimensional Space.

 

[member 587159]

Yes, you live in Euclidean space.

 

[fresh_42]

Yes, you live in Euclidean space.

Unless he takes a flight, then he lives on a manifold.

And if he is rich enough to go to space, he will live in spacetime.

Euclid - Newton/Riemann - Einstein ... and everybody is looking to become the next one in that row

 

[mfb]

Newtonian mechanics uses an Euclidean space. Special relativity uses a Minkowski space. In general relativity we have a Minkowski space locally, but the global structure is more complicated.

 

[HallsofIvy]

Frankly, your question makes no sense! You say "I am surrounded by Space" and since your are a physical object, you are talking about physical space! No, that space is NOT given any name by a Mathematician. Physics is not Mathematics! With apologies to Math_QED physical space is NOT "Euclidean space" although as a mathematical model it might be a good approximation. And would say the same about Minkowski space- as a mathematical model perhaps a better approximation but still an approximation and a model, not a real physical thing.

 

[pairofstrings]

I am surrounded by Space

If I say that: There is a ball that is bouncing.
What would be the name of the Space?

Thanks.

 

[fresh_42]

If I say that: There is a ball that is bouncing.
What would be the name of the Space?

Thanks.

Living room?

It can be mathematically modeled in an Euclidean space.

 

[jbriggs444]

If I say that: There is a ball that is bouncing.
What would be the name of the Space?

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

 

[Mark44]

If I say that: There is a ball that is bouncing.
What would be the name of the Space?.

The ball exists in a space of three spatial dimensions and one temporal (time measurement) dimension. As the ball moves up or down, its position in the spatial dimensions changes, and the time changes.