Some time ago, we launched a new department on this website to be devoted to studies of the fourth dimension. In our first entry, we met the basic figure of 4D geometry, the hypercube, or tesseract. We watched as it emerged from the familiar cube, extending into the fourth dimension.
Now we return to the completed hypercube, to see how it can be better understood, and how it can be put to use: first, to view; and then, even to create other four-dimensional figures of whatever sort.
We begin with this model:
We plan to mount these studies on the Fourth Dimension page of this website under the overall title Gateway to the Fourth Dimension. Part I, The Hypercube as Theater, appears today. Take a look, and let us know what you think!
Read this new article here.
These studies are all contributions to the preparation of a book currently in progress, “At Home n the Fourth Dimension." Art work for "At Home in the Fourth Dimension" by Anne Farrell. Model and photography by Eric Simpson. All rights reserved.