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Chapter 536 Four-Dimensional Space
The four-dimensional space is beyond the normal thinking mode of human beings, so it is difficult for people to understand and easy for people to misunderstand.

Four-dimensional space, also called "Euclidean four-dimensional space", is a standard Euclidean space.

The fourth dimension of the four-dimensional space refers to the spatial dimension with the same nature as x, y, and z. It is a mathematical concept that can be extended to n dimensions.

But when ordinary people refer to "four-dimensional space", they often confuse it with the "four-dimensional space-time" (called "Minkowski space") mentioned by Einstein in the theory of relativity.

The concept of "four-dimensional space-time" was mentioned in Einstein's general theory of relativity and special relativity. The three-dimensional properties vary widely.

The two concepts are completely different, but long-term misuse makes the public often confuse these two concepts.

When ordinary people talk about "four-dimensional space", they often mistakenly refer to the concept of four-dimensional space-time, so that there are confusing sayings such as "the fourth dimension of four-dimensional space is time".

And the four-dimensional space discovered along with the element force field is the standard Euclidean space.

Looking at some warship designers still looking a bit dazed, Zhong Xin had no choice but to use the difference between three-dimensional space and two-dimensional space to explain the characteristics of this four-dimensional space.

An absolute plane is the simplest two-dimensional space model. From point A to point B on this plane, the shortest distance is the straight line between AB and the length is AB, which cannot be shorter.

This is the absolute truth in the two-dimensional world!
But if this plane is placed in the three-dimensional world, it will be different. We can twist and fold this plane, and the length between A and B can be infinitely shortened.

Similarly, from point A to point B in three-dimensional space, the shortest distance is a straight line between AB and the length is AB, which cannot be shorter.

But if four-dimensional space is introduced, we can also distort, fold or punch this three-dimensional space, and the length between A and B can also be infinitely shortened.

The hypervelocity vehicle utilizing the curvature engine adopts this principle exactly.

The curvature field interferometer penetrates a channel in the four-dimensional space between two points AB in space, and the length of this channel is much smaller than the distance between AB in the three-dimensional space.

Although the speed of the aircraft flying from point A to point B in this channel is still much lower than the speed of light, it may exceed the speed of light when calculated from the reference object in the three-dimensional space.

And in this process, the relativistic effect approaching or exceeding the speed of light will not occur.

In theory, superluminal space battleships are no different from existing space battleships except that they are equipped with curvature field interferometers and energy-providing devices.

Zhong Xin also explained at the end that this is a conclusion drawn from deduction based on the new four-dimensional space theory and simulation in the optical brain system, and the actual situation needs to be verified by the real flight of the prototype ship.

What will happen to the aircraft after entering the four-dimensional space is the most important purpose of the experiment.

Whether it will be torn into pieces by the huge force of space, or it will be unscathed, the result cannot be obtained only by relying on theory.

Ye Wenxin, Yang Xi, Lin Wei and others also made some additions.

For four-dimensional space, they generally believe that the space has axisymmetric or central symmetry.

For example, an aircraft in a three-dimensional space enters a four-dimensional space, and "rotates" in a proper way before returning to a three-dimensional space, then the aircraft will be "axisymmetric" once.

(PS: This is of course impossible in [-]D space, unless a [-]D version of the Möbius strip is used).

Of course, since no one has entered the four-dimensional space, this is just a hypothesis derived from the analogy of the two-dimensional space and needs to be verified.

But the idea of ​​the time axis and the phenomenon of time-space-jammed moments is consistent with this.

A figure in two-dimensional space cannot be symmetrical in two-dimensional space, but when it enters three-dimensional space, it can be flipped back to two-dimensional space to achieve symmetry.

Because it cannot be flipped in two-dimensional space, it can only be rotated or translated.

Therefore, it can be speculated that the three-dimensional object enters the four-dimensional space, and then returns to the three-dimensional space, and the object may be "axisymmetric".

This is the more obscure explanation Zhong Xin expounded to break through a channel in the four-dimensional space and shorten the distance between two three-dimensional space points.

The participants no longer have any problems, even if there are problems, they need to be proved through experiments.

Zhao Wei suggested that according to the explanations of Zhong Xin and others, there is no need to rebuild a space battleship as a prototype for testing.

An obsolete Chongmingbird-class space frigate can be used for modification, which not only saves costs, but also shortens the test time.

The Chongming Bird-class space frigate is a medium-sized high-speed space battleship with a maximum take-off weight of about 1 tons, a maximum length of 120 meters, and a maximum diameter of 30 meters. It has solid armor and is equipped with two 20-kilowatt Suihuang nuclear fusion engines.

According to Zhao Wei's plan, the manufacturing project of the prototype ship can be completed in at most three months.

Afterwards, Zhao Wei brought up the three-dimensional structure diagram of the Chongming Bird-class space frigate, and displayed it in front of the participants in the form of holographic projection.

Zhong Xin and others checked the size of its internal space, and determined that this space battleship can be used for the transformation of super-light space battleships.

The curvature engine installed in the space battleship is only a general concept, and the curvature engine is mainly composed of curvature field interferometer, energy equipment and control equipment.

The core component is the curvature field interferometer, which is just a spherical instrument with a diameter of ten meters. It is a device that converts electrical energy into an electromagnetic force field and needs to be installed on the head of the aircraft.

The element force field interference wave transmitting antenna array drawn from it must be extended to the front of the aircraft when in use, and open the "gate" into the four-dimensional space channel in the void about 2 meters in front of the aircraft.

The equipment that provides energy for the curvature field interferometer must have sufficient power, and it does not matter if it is a solar generator, a nuclear fusion generator, or a power battery.

The greater the output power of the energy device, the better, because this will determine how long a four-dimensional space channel connecting the curvature field interferometer can be opened, and the actual length of this channel.

The best energy-providing equipment is the anti-matter generator, but before the invention of the anti-matter generator, it was barely enough to provide energy with a large nuclear fusion generator.

The two 20-kilowatt Suihuang nuclear fusion engines in the current Chongmingniao-class space frigate will definitely not work, and they are far from meeting the requirements of the curvature field interferometer to open a shortest four-dimensional space channel.

Therefore, the power system of the Chongming Bird-class space frigate must be modified to install four 125 million-kilowatt Suihuang nuclear fusion engine units.

According to theoretical calculations, a power input of 500 million kilowatts can allow the curvature field interferometer to open a four-dimensional space channel with a length of 1 million kilometers between two points of 100 million kilometers in space.

In other words, the space compression ratio is one hundred, which can increase the speed of the aircraft by one hundred times!
With the speed of 3000 kilometers per second, the fastest space vehicle of the Federation, it can fly at the speed of light.

It is also very simple to achieve super-light speed, just increase the actual speed of the aircraft, or increase the energy input power, and increase the space compression ratio of the curvature field interferometer.

In theory, there is no problem with 10 times, 100 times and 1000 times the speed of light!

(End of this chapter)