Understanding Time: The Fourth Dimension – I

Once the generalized view of Past, Present and Future has been discarded, the same question arises again What is time? Why is it so difficult to understand it? In my opinion the main hurdle is the inability to visualize the 4th Dimension w r t other three dimensions. The effect of time on matter is slow and gradual If space is considered for visualization, we can create a model or assume its shape. But how about time? There can be a possible answer i e space is completely surrounded by time just as globe is surrounded by space. If this is the case, it will be difficult to establish time’s existence.  This brings us to the next step of questioning What is the relationship between space and time? Space is a three-dimensional specimen Hence space is dependent on dimensions. By this we can say that change in any dimension could change the structure of the space Suppose, three dimensions form a space having structure of a cube  Fig a Fig b Fig c
Let Fig a be the reference space If any of the dimension’s distance from the origin is changed, or the direction of the orientation is changed, structure of space also changes. Now take a pt and join it to the origin. Taking this as a new dimension construct a structure(Fig c) resulting in a four-dimensional structure which demolishes its reference structure (Fig a) in its totality. If this 4th dimension is capable of manoeuvering the orientation, distance etc of other dimensions, we get an ever-changing space This 4th dimension is Time.

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