Reality of Space and Time - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics

JAMP > Vol.5 No.4, April 2017

Reality of Space and Time ()

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DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2017.54066 1,473 Downloads 2,948 Views

Author(s)

Tower Chen¹, Zeon Chen²

Affiliation(s)

¹Retiree from Unit of Mathematical Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam, USA.
²Independent Researcher, Berkeley, CA, USA.

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.

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

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Chen, T. and Chen, Z. (2017) Reality of Space and Time. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 5, 774-784. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2017.54066.

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