Spacetime is the idea that the universe is 4-dimensional, but what exactly is a dimension? Let's get figure it out by making a better spacetime diagram.
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SOURCES
Minkowski Papers:
"The Fundamental Equations for Electromagnetic Processes in Moving Bodies"
(English) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:The_Fundamental_Equations_for_Electromagnetic_Processes_in_Moving_Bodies
(German) https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Grundgleichungen_f%C3%BCr_die_elektromagnetischen_Vorg%C3%A4nge_in_bewegten_K%C3%B6rpern
"Space and Time"
(English) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Space_and_Time_(Prasad)
(German) https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Raum_und_Zeit_(Minkowski)
"The Relativity Principle"
(German PAYWALLED) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/andp.19153521505
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TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
00:22 Modern Relativity
01:15 What is a Dimension?
02:18 Drawing 4 Dimensions
03:10 Spacetime Diagram
04:01 Minkowski vs Einstein
04:31 Spacetime Events
05:56 Cause and Effect (Causality)
07:01 Closing Thoughts
07:47 Featured Comments
