Question:
could universes be stacked 2 dimensionally one on top of the other?
2009-01-29 14:19:18 UTC
so lets say there is more than one universe, what if all these universes are stacked one on top of the other and all these universes are 2 dimensional so there stacked kinda like a flapjack pile. then lets say there is only a certain amount of matter that is shared between all these universes and black holes are a way of putting matter into another universe. when something goes threw a black hole it is basically buffed clean so the matter has no trace of the previous universe. now the universe that is being given this matter from our universe is basically touching ours so we would see the gravitational affects of it on ours as it fills up with matter. this could be what dark matter is and why we cant see it but only feel the effects of its gravity.
Seven answers:
Hanciong
2009-01-29 14:54:44 UTC
this is an interesting theory, but there is some problems:



1. if the black hole sucks matter from our universe and pours it to the next door universe, what the residence of this universe sees in the "point of injection"? white hole which ejects matter out from nothingness, the opposite of black hole? but if this is the case, we should have observed that our universe contains white holes as well (because it is very strange if our universe only consists black holes, so the matter inside our universe sucked up all the time to the next door universes without they "giving back" a little bit). so far, there is indirect evidence that black hole exists, but nothing for white hole.



2. yes, the next door universe might attract our universe through gravitational interaction, but the resulting effect will not be dark matter. because the effect of dark matter is it strengthens the gravitation effect INSIDE our universe (for example in a galaxy, the speed of the stars at the rim of it are just too fast if what provide gravitational attraction are only visible stars inside that galaxy. so there are something, which don't shine, but give gravitational attraction needed -> this is the effect of dark matter). our universe is not attracted to something outside it because of dark matter (even if that is the case, we can't observe something outside our universe yet). so the gravitation attraction from next door universe will result in completely different effect.



3. quantum mechanics doesn't suggest that our universe is 2D.



keep imagining, like what Einstein said: imagination is more important than knowledge
candle
2009-01-29 14:54:09 UTC
Interesting thought, however no, Quantum Mechanics does not suggest that the universe is 2D, take your hand, move it up and down, that's one dimension, move it side to side, that's two, now back and fourth, that's three. Anyways back to your question, I have thought this my self with a three dimensional universe folding on a fourth axis, as an explanation of time, but this can not be in the individual "frames" interact, however this may be an explanation of "dark" matter.
Richard P
2009-01-29 14:43:36 UTC
In theory, all the atoms that make up our universe vibrate at a certain frequency allowing touch, smell, interaction etc.

the space between these atoms is vacant.



Now if another universe existed and its atoms vibrated at a different frequency that didn't interact with ours then it could exist in the space between our atoms.



In this instance many universes could exist and not interact although some interaction may occur.



Dark matter and blackholes may be caused by this or not.

But if a black hole sucks everthing in then what spits it all out the other end? a White Hole?



This theory has been used to explain strange happenings such as ghosts, ufo sightings etc.
KinMix
2009-01-29 14:32:22 UTC
2 dimensional objects stacked on on top of the other is a 3 dimensional object.

And our Universe is not even 3 dimensional. Plus it can band, so i don't think it can be stacked. But who knows...
farwallronny
2009-01-29 14:28:36 UTC
This would hypothetically be possible...if the universe were 2-dimensional, which it's not.



Dark matter could be any particle that does not interact via the electromagnetic force - the force which governs the behavior of light.
Fred
2009-01-29 14:24:19 UTC
The problem with this is that when you say 2 dimensional, you are referring to the notion of something that lacks a third dimension. An infinite number of such dimensions would still have zero size in the third dimension. Otherwise, it is an interesting idea.
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