4 Dimensions

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/search-for-natures-hidden-dimensions-continues.ars

We can start to shove String Theory back under the rock from which it came.

I have been saying for a while now... THERE ARE ONLY 4 DIMENSIONS (or at least a maximum of 4).  You do not need any more dimensions.  The most simple of math in physics does not support any dimensions beyond 4.

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I dug up some of my notes from last year...

First three lines on the first page:

May 2, 2011
I. Spacetime
 * 4 dimensions, 3 of space, 1 of time

t=sqrt(1 - v^2/c^2) 
The result is % time dilation.
OTHER EFFECTS: length contraction and (inverse) mass increase
Conclusion: Time creates space (length) and mass.
One equation, one result, three effects.  Other theories which rely on mass being created by other dimensions are now dying.

v = v1 + v2 does NOT provide any account of time dilation.  Hell, I don't even care about that.  I care what THE EQUATION SAYS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE.  Newton's universe has one space dimension where velocities are simply added together.
v1 = .9c
v2 = .7c
v = 1.6c

compared to: v = ( v1 + v2 ) / ( 1 + (v1v2) / c^2 )

v = ( 1.6 ) / ( 1 + (.63) / c^2 )
v = ( 1.6 ) / ( 1.63 )
v = .981595...c


Both the lorentz-fitzgerald equation and einstein's equation account for a dimension of time that works like a form of density - there is a maximum amount you can occupy before you break the universe - for velocity this is c.  It is logical to assume there is also a limit to density - because the FOURTH DIMENSION is the limit.

Ah what the fuck does anyone care... nobody's going to listen.