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According to modern physics, space-time originally was of dimension 11 or higher, but then additional dimensions became compactified, i.e., size in these directions remains small and thus, not observable. As a result, at present, we only observed 4 dimensions of space-time. There are mechanisms that explain how compactification may have occurred, but the remaining question is why it occurred. In this paper, we provide two first-principles-based explanations for space-time compactification: based on Second Law of Thermodynamics and based on geometry and symmetries.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants 1623190 (A Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science), and HRD-1834620 and HRD-2034030 (CAHSI Includes). It was also supported by the program of the development of the Scientific-Educational Mathematical Center of Volga Federal District No. 075-02-2020-1478.
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Urenda, J.C., Kosheleva, O., Kreinovich, V. (2023). Dimension Compactification Naturally Follows from First Principles. In: Ceberio, M., Kreinovich, V. (eds) Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Constraints. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 217. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16415-6_22
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