Space And Time Continuum
Four dimensional space space time continuum space time in physical science single concept that recognizes the union of space and time first proposed by the mathematician hermann minkowski in 1908 as a way to reformulate albert einstein s special theory of relativity 1905.
Space and time continuum. That 39 s a big question but i 39 ll do my best. Space time is a continuum because it covers the entire universe. This 4 dimensional space is referred to as the space time continuum.
A few weeks ago a listener wrote in with this question. The three dimensions of space plus time. In 1908 hermann minkowski once one of the math professors of a young einstein in zürich presented a geometric interpretation of special relativity that fused time and the three spatial dimensions of space into a single four dimensional continuum now known as minkowski space.
The four dimensional continuum having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate in which all physical quantities may be located. The fact that space is 3 dimensio. A key feature of this interpretation is the formal definition of the spacetime interval.
The space time continuum is a physics model that describes space and time as connected. The universe can be viewed as having three space dimensions up down left right forward backward and one time dimension. The physical reality that exists within this four dimensional continuum.
The three dimensions of space length width and height or up down left right and forward backward depending upon how you wish to think of them plus the fourth dimension of time. The universe can be viewed as having three space dimensions up down left right forward backward and one time dimension. If you move fast enough through space the observations that you make about space and time differ somewhat from the observations that other people who are moving at different speeds make.
This 4 dimensional space is referred to as the space time continuum. This four dimensional continuum is known as minkowski space. Galaxies and small level e g.