From wahl@hep.fsu.edu Mon Jan 12 11:17:29 2004
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:24:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Horst D Wahl <wahl@hep.fsu.edu>
To: kjm02e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
Subject: Re: 1st Speech Topic

OK -- sounds good.
When could you be ready to give your talk?
Wednesday?
HDW



On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 kjm02e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu wrote:

> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 7:19:22 EAST
> From: kjm02e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
> To: wahl@hep.fsu.edu
> Subject: Re: 1st Speech Topic
> 
> Hi Dr. Wahl,
> 
> I am not talking about time as the fourth dimension.  I would like to
> explore the fourth spatial dimension.  The mathematics of it are easy --
> just add another dimension into the matrix.  I want to talk more about
> what it would LOOK like.  Drawing from books such as "Flatland" and
> "Surfing Through Hyperspace", I think it would be fun to paint a picture
> for the class of what it would be like to be or to see a creature in the
> next higher dimension.
> 
> As some physical theories do call for higher spatial dimensions, I can
> discuss some of those as well, bringing the speech back from conjecture.  
> The way that I learn is by picturing concepts.  I do not understand
> something until I can "see" it.  I realize that especially in physics it
> is very difficult, if not impossible, to picture some ideas.
> Nonetheless, an abstract picure is better than none.
> 
> Given the prevalence of higher spatial dimensions in physical theories,
> it is important for physics students to be comfortable with the idea.
> 
> 
> -Karah Manning
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 16:16:30 -0500 (EST) Horst D Wahl wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> >   I am a bit confused about what you really mean by this:
> > are you referring to new theories which require extra spatial 
> > dimensions in addition to the three spatial dimension?
> > Or are you talking about  time as the fourth dimension?
> > 
> > Ore are you just thinking of a purely mathematical talk 
> > discussing 4-dimensional metric space R_4?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > HDW
> >  
> > 
> > On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 kjm02e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu wrote:
> > 
> > > Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 6:47:48 EAST
> > > From: kjm02e@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
> > > To: wahl@hep.fsu.edu
> > > Subject: 1st Speech Topic
> > > 
> > > After much self deliberation, I have finally chosen a topic!  I would
> > > like to do my first speech on the fourth spatial dimension.
> > > 
> > > I think it would be fun to get into the mathematical aspects as well as
> > > the attempted visualization of the fourth dimension -- Lots of slides!
> > > 
> > > -Karah Manning
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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