Why Can’t We See Multiple Dimensions?

Physicists have proposed that there could be dozens of dimensions in addition to the normal three we experience in daily life. But where are they?

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April 20, 2011

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Physicists have proposed that there could be dozens of dimensions in addition to the normal three we experience in daily life. But where are they?

Professor or Physics, Harvard University

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