Antonio FatenWhat is the purpose of a mirror? For many, it’s simply a tool to look at our reflection to see potential flaws that require a little blemish here and there. But sometimes those same reflections reveal something more than what our minds perceive. The mirror is also a means of seeing things from alternate dimensions; from different perspectives. To have a greater understanding, let’s delve into the concept of said subject.
From Mind To Matter
The earliest accounts of other dimensions stem from the words of Aristotle; to which he says, “The line has magnitude in one way, the plane in two ways, and the solid in three ways, and beyond these there is no other magnitude because the three are all. There is no transfer into another kind, like the transfer from length to area and from area to a solid.” Ptolemy of the 2nd century (January 1, 101 C.E. – December 31, 200 C.E.) proved this concept in his book “On Distance;” where he wrote that “because of the necessity that distances should be defined, and that the distances defined should be taken along perpendicular lines, and because it is possible to take only three lines that are mutually perpendicular, two by which the plane is defined and a third measuring depth; so that if there were any other distance after the third it would be entirely without measure and without definition.” As this concept was being tested more often as time passed, many scholars had numbers greater than three, confusing peers.
Parallel Worlds
Sometime around the 1800s, August Ferdinand Möbius was among the first to prove the synthetic geometry of four dimensions; which prompted British mathematician Arthur Cayley to utilize this concept. The concept of additional dimensions sparked an idea within the minds of the imagination: if there are higher dimensions beyond the third dimension, how would the laws of physics affect them? There are no straight answers to this particular question, only theories and hypotheses are all that persist within the minds of academics. But for context, we can dive into that. To summarize, the Multiverse, as they are called, is a collection of multiple alternate worlds that separate from each other’s existence. Though they look identical to our reality, their laws and nature are completely different; the same applies to the natural laws of physics.
This concept of alternate worlds sparked many stories in media that revolve around traveling to these worlds (be it by design or accident), each with its own set of rules or circumstances, with the most recent example of this in 2018 being Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.” The film centers around Miles Morales, an African American high school teenager based in New York, who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man after his universe’s Peter Parker met his end. Along the way, he’s encountered numerous characters from alternate dimensions who also inherited the mantle of the superhero name; including a much older counterpart of Peter Parker. About three-fourths into the film, Miles learns that despite the obvious differences in these characters’ aesthetics, the most consistent factor of their existence is the fact that they’ve all lost someone dear to them, which in turn prompted them into becoming the various iterations of the same superhero we know today. Five years later in 2023, the film’s sequel, “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse,” the opposite happens to Miles in terms of traveling to alternate dimensions.
There, he travels to alternate worlds, each with its environmental aesthetics as well as its iterations of Spider-Man. Through this, he learns of the different motivations and individualities of these multiple iterations of the superhero. It would be foolish not to mention another iteration revolving around parallel universes; a TV series to be precise. In 2019’s HBO series “His Dark Materials,” it tells the story of a young girl searching for her mentor, who disappeared under unknown circumstances. Her perseverance and inquisitive nature pulls her into the mysteries of a missing children incident, discovering the true nature of Dust, and the existence of parallel worlds, which also have their variations of Dust.
Throughout her journey across these dimensions, she learns that Dust from her reality is, in fact, another form of Dark Matter, which, in our reality according to NASA, is a mysterious substance that affects and shapes the cosmos itself. With it, characters from the show not only travel to alternate worlds but can also call upon beings from those dimensions and have them materialize in 3D space. They even use the substance to craft objects that originally didn’t exist in real time.
The Multiverse Proof of Concept
Many academics dismiss the notion of alternate realities because of the lack of evidence to prove otherwise, but the existence of these ten dimensions may prove otherwise. The first is Length, which is the measurement of distance that falls into the 1-dimensional category. The 2nd dimension is Width, which is also the measurement of distance, but it goes up and down as opposed to the previous subject which measures left and right. The 3rd dimension is the measurement of depth. This is where the previous three converge to make our reality in real space.
Now we move past our reality and dive into the 4th dimension; Time. It’s the means of traveling from one point to another. The 5th is Probability; which falls into the “Possible Universe” category. It’s the same as the concept of Time, but instead of going from point A to B, our course is changed by moving towards a different route in time. The 6th dimension is the idea of numerous possibilities stemming from the same starting point.
This is much like the subject of Probability, with the only difference being that the slightest change creates new avenues; similar to how a single root from a tree creates numerous branches of leaves. The 7th dimension is the possible existence of parallel worlds but with different conditions to the laws of physics. The 8th dimension is simply a plane of existence in which other possible universes exist, but their origins differ depending on the conditions of the previous universe that came before. The second-to-last dimension, the 9th, is the movement from one multiverse to another that has different conditions. Finally, the 10th dimension, the world of infinite possibilities, is where absolutely anything can happen, regardless of the conditions and laws.
The Multiverse Endless Possibilities
A lot to process? Indeed. But the fact that you made it this far shows that you’re ready to see what’s out there and how you can turn your thoughts into reality. You now know the possibilities of our world and beyond. The question remains: what comes next on your end…?
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References:
https://www.britannica.com/science/multiverse
https://www.britannica.com/biography/August-Ferdinand-Mobius
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/overview/building-blocks/#dark-matter
https://www.math.brown.edu/tbanchof/STG/ma8/papers/anogelo/cayley.html
https://www.math.brown.edu/tbanchof/STG/ma8/papers/anogelo/hist4dim.html