How Many Dimensions Can There Be?

Subject: How Many Dimensions Can There Be?

Date: Fri Feb 18 18:49:25 2000
Posted by Dane Strom
Grade level: undergrad School: Skagit
City: Friday Habor State/Province: WA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 950921365.Ph

Message:


I have a friend who is more of the science guy than I am, and he says that 
there can ONLY be 10 or 11 dimensions.  "No more!" he says.  I say if you 
can have 10 or 11, why can't there be 20, or 30?  The universe if a fairly 
big place.  Is there a limit on how many dimensions there can be?

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