Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Searching For A Tiny New Dimension, Curled Up Like The Universe Before The Big Bang



How many dimensions are there in the Universe? Survey says: 4? Yup. Researchers are now researching the possibility of a smaller 4th dimension that was created before the Big Bang.

The universe as we currently know it is made up of three dimensions of space and one of time, but researchers in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech are exploring the possibility of an extra dimension.

Sound like an episode from the "Twilight Zone?" Almost, but not quite; according to John Simonetti, associate professor of physics in the College of Science and Michael Kavic, graduate student and one of the investigators on the project.

Get the full story here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080310151949.htm

-Ryan

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