From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/4/2026 7:41 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:   
   > Anthk NM  wrote or quoted:   
   >> Hidden dimensions could explain where mass comes from   
   >   
   >    The idea of "hidden dimensions" that are real but too small to see   
   >    - cause they're all curled up or compactified into something tiny -   
   >    first shows up in mainstream physics back in the early 1920s, with   
   >    Kaluza-Klein theory.   
   >   
   >         These days, you really can't think about string theory without   
   >    that idea.   
   >   
   >         In 2025, there was also this paper by Günther Kletetschka - he's   
   >    a physics professor, though his main field is actually geophysics. He   
   >    proposed a model with three-dimensional time that predicts different   
      
   Every dimension has time, therefore time is _not_ a "special dimension"?   
      
      
   >    particle masses in a pretty striking way, and supposedly those could   
   >    even be tested experimentally. I still haven't seen any expert take a   
   >    solid stance on that one.   
   >   
   >         Anyway, there are tons of papers looking into setups with more   
   >    than the usual "1+3" dimensions.   
   >   
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