Hyperdrive project: mechanical device to rotate an object in the 4th dimension around a plane.
Flatland by Abbott describes a 2D world whose people discover the existence of 3rd dimension observing the appearance and disappearance of an increasing and decreasing circle. A sphere crossed Flatland.
Now we suppose that the Flatland people is sure about 3rd dimension existence. Also this 3rd dimension is extended as much as the usual two 2D dimensions.
Problem: how is it possible to explore the 3rd dimension, how penetrate it ?
In the Flatland the only allowed rotation is around a point. Thinking in 3D, the point on the space plane could be the intersection of a normal line with Flatland.
In order to exit from the 2D space, a rotation around to a constrained line might be suitable.
But Flatland people is not able to perceive the depth over his plane world, hence it is impossible to define any axis in order to carry out a rotation.
Assumption: I think that in the physical world the “zero” and “infinite” do not exist. Flatland must have a thickness, some extension in the 3rd dimension. This extension has never been seen before. Without this assumption the hyperdrive cannot work.
By virtue of this idea, Flatland people equip a constrained bar (1) to avoid the rotation on the plane world. In the middle of bar 1 another bar (2) is fixed normally. A vibration generator is applied somewhere on bar 2.
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Thank to the existence of some intrinsic extension in 3rd dimension, the 2D generated vibrations should transmit their self along the invisible vertical direction. The bar 2 will swing normally to Flatland, that is small rotations of bar 2 around bar 1.
Flatland people can verify the effective penetration of the bar 2 in the 3rd dimension simply measuring the length of the bar 2.
If the bar 2 rotate really around bar 1 going in the 3rd dimension, Flatland people will be able to measure the “projection” of the bar 2 on their 2D world.
Jumping to our 3D world the experimental approach is the same, with the difference that we must be able to induce some rotation of an object around a plane.
Instead of bar, 1 we can use a constrained plane in order to avoid any rotation in the 3D space. In the middle of plane will be normally fixed. The bar will hold up a spherical generator of vibrations. As in Flatland, we can verify the effective invasion of the 4th dimension, measuring the length of the bar. This will be true if we suppose that all usual matter of universe is characterized by some extension in the hypothetical 4th dimension. Experimental aspects:
- Spatial range (geometry) of the experiment elements: large scale or quantum scale ?
- Shape of plane and bar bonds
- Vibration generator position
- Frequency and energy of vibrations
thanks for attention
Giuseppe - Bergamo - Italy