Re:Thought experiments that fray the fabric of space-time
by JumpCrisscross on Monday October 21, 2024 @06:44PM
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> Why isn't the surface smaller then? Probably something inside is pushing out?
The surface of space doesn't require something in a higher dimension pushing it out. That such an object may appear to have internal volume from our perspective doesn't need to be any more real than the apparent depth behind a mirror.
The surface of space doesn't require something in a higher dimension pushing it out. That such an object may appear to have internal volume from our perspective doesn't need to be any more real than the apparent depth behind a mirror.