Sum of the angles in 4D coordinates system

Click For Summary
In a 2D coordinate system, the sum of angles in all quadrants is 360 degrees. In 3D, considering three planes (x,y), (y,z), and (x,z), the total angle sum is proposed to be 1080 degrees, as each plane contributes 360 degrees. Extending this to a 4D spacetime framework, the discussion suggests that the sum of angles across six planes (including time) could total 2160 degrees, with each plane again contributing 360 degrees. The conversation also touches on the concept of angles in higher dimensions, noting that while a hypersphere has a solid angle of 2pi² in 4D Euclidean geometry, its representation in Minkowski geometry remains complex and potentially infinite. The exploration raises questions about how to accurately interpret angles in multidimensional spaces.
mars shaw
Messages
10
Reaction score
0
Case 1
In 2D coordinate system the sum of the angles of all quadrants=360
degree
in (x,y) plane
Case 2
In 3D coordinate system (x,y,z) I took 3 possible planes

i.e.
(x,y) (y,z) (x,z)
each plane provides angle of 360 degree, so can we say that in 3D coordinate system sum of all quadrants is 1080?
Because
(x,y) gives 360
(y,z) gives 360
(x,z) gives 360
so their sum is 1080 degree
Case 3
And in 4d spacetime the distance formula according to Minkowski formulation is
s^2=x^2+y^2+z^2-(ct)^2
Where c is speed of light and t is time and ct also has the dimension length
like other coordinates.
so can I deal it as a 4D coordinate system
(x,y,z,ct)
all possible planes are
(x,y) (y,z) (z,ct) (x,ct) (y,ct) (x,z)
so can we say,
sum of all quadrants in 4D coordinate system is 2160 degree?
Because each plane provides 360 degree
& there are 6 planes.
Three of them belong to 3D and 3 belong to space and time.
Can I deal these coordinates in this way.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
The angle of a circle is 2pi radians in 2D Euclidean geometry. The solid angle of a sphere is 4pi steradians in 3D Euclidean geometry. The "solid" angle of a hypersphere is 2pi² (hyperradians?) in 4D Euclidean geometry. I don't know about a hypersphere in Minkowski geometry.
 
Last edited:
A hypersphere in Minkowski geometry is going to be some higher-dimensional analogue of a hyperboloid; therefore its solid "angle" is infinite.
 
In an inertial frame of reference (IFR), there are two fixed points, A and B, which share an entangled state $$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(|0>_A|1>_B+|1>_A|0>_B) $$ At point A, a measurement is made. The state then collapses to $$ |a>_A|b>_B, \{a,b\}=\{0,1\} $$ We assume that A has the state ##|a>_A## and B has ##|b>_B## simultaneously, i.e., when their synchronized clocks both read time T However, in other inertial frames, due to the relativity of simultaneity, the moment when B has ##|b>_B##...

Similar threads

  • · Replies 40 ·
2
Replies
40
Views
5K
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
2K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
1K
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
1K
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Views
921
  • · Replies 25 ·
Replies
25
Views
2K
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Views
4K
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
3K
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
3K
  • · Replies 33 ·
2
Replies
33
Views
3K