TITLE:
Reality of Space and Time
AUTHORS:
Tower Chen, Zeon Chen
KEYWORDS:
Special Relativity, Four-Dimensional Space-Time Frames, 4-D S-T Frames, Three-Dimensional Space-Time Frames, 3-D S-T Frames, Time Contraction, Length Contraction, Contextual Attributes, Contextual Reality
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.5 No.4,
April
12,
2017
ABSTRACT:
In Newton’s classical physics, space and time are treated as absolute, independent quantities and can be discussed separately. In Special Relativity, Einstein proved that space and time are relative and dependent and therefore must not be treated separately. Minkowski adopted four-dimensional space-time frames (4-d s-t frames), which indirectly revealed the dependency of space and time with the addition of a constraint for an event interval. We are not able to visualize 4-d s-t frames. Since space and time are inseparable, three-dimensional space-time frames (3-d s-t frames) can be constructed by embedding time into space to directly show the interdependency of space and time. Time contraction and length contraction can also be depicted graphically using 3-d s-t frames. We have much better understanding reality of space and time in 3-d s-t frames. This will lead to Contextual Reality for better understanding the universe.