Fourth dimension may refer to:

Science

Time in physics Time in physics is defined by its measurement: time is what a clock reads. In classical, non-relativistic physics, it is a scalar quantity (often denoted by the symbol t) and, like length, mass, and charge, is usually described as a funda ...

, the continued progress of existence and events *

Four-dimensional space A four-dimensional space (4D) is a mathematical extension of the concept of three-dimensional or 3D space. Three-dimensional space is the simplest possible abstraction of the observation that one only needs three numbers, called ''dimensions'', ...

, the concept of a fourth spatial dimension *

Spacetime In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that combines the three dimensions of space and one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional manifold. Spacetime diagrams can be used to visualize relativistic effects, such as why diffe ...

, the unification of time and space as a four-dimensional continuum *

Minkowski space In mathematical physics, Minkowski space (or Minkowski spacetime) () is a combination of three-dimensional Euclidean space and time into a four-dimensional manifold where the spacetime interval between any two events is independent of the ...

, the mathematical setting for special relativity

Arts and media

Fourth dimension in art New possibilities opened up by the concept of four-dimensional space (and difficulties involved in trying to visualize it) helped inspire many modern artists in the first half of the twentieth century. Early Cubists, Surrealists, Futurists, and ...

Film

* ''The Fourth Dimension'', a 1988 experimental film by

Zbigniew Rybczyński Zbigniew Rybczyński (; born 27 January 1949) is a Polish filmmaker, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, creator of experimental animated films, and multimedia artist who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United Sta ...

* ''The 4th Dimension'' (film), a 2008 film * ''The Fourth Dimension'' (film), a 2012 film made up of three segments - each with a different director

Literature

Fourth dimension in literature The idea of a fourth dimension has been a factor in the evolution of modern art, but use of concepts relating to higher dimensions has been little discussed by academics in the literary world. From the late 19th century onwards, many writers began t ...

* ''The Fourth Dimension'' (book), a 1984 non-fiction book by Rudy Rucker * ''The Fourth Dimension'', a book by

David Yonggi Cho David Yonggi Cho (14 February 1936 – 14 September 2021 as Paul Yungi Cho) was a South Korean Christian minister. With his mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil, he was a cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world's largest ...

Music

* ''The Fourth Dimension'' (Hypocrisy album), 1994 * ''The Fourth Dimension'' (Jack McDuff album), 1974 * ''Fourth Dimension'' (Stratovarius album), 1995 * ''Fourth Dimension'' (Radiophonic album), by Paddy Kingsland *

Fourth Dimension Records Fourth Dimension Records is a British record label, specialising in international underground music. It was founded by Gary Levermore as an offshoot of his Third Mind label before being taken over by Richard Johnson (aka Richo) in 1984. The lab ...

, a UK record label * "The 4th Dimension", a song by Devo on their album ''

Shout Shout or Shouts may refer to: * Shout (sound), a loud vocalization Films and television * ''The Shout'', a 1978 film by Jerzy Skolimowski * ''Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe'', 1986 television movie about the Australian singer * ''Shout'' ...

'' * "Fourth Dimension", a song by Lights on her album ''

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...

'' * 4th Dimension, a jazz fusion quartet founded in 2007 by

John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra * Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * John McLaugh ...

* "4th Dimension" (song), a song by Kids See Ghosts on their 2018 album ''Kids See Ghosts''

Computing

The Fourth Dimension (company) The Fourth Dimension (4D) was a major video game publisher for the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Acorn Archimedes and RiscPC between 1989 and 1998. Previously, The Fourth Dimension had been known as Impact Software, which specialised mainly i ...

, a publisher of computer games *

4th Dimension (software) 4D (4th Dimension, or Silver Surfer, as it was known during early development) is a relational database management system and IDE developed by Laurent Ribardière. 4D was created in 1984 and had a slightly delayed public release for Macinto ...

, a relational database management system

Other

Four-dimensionalism In philosophy, four-dimensionalism (also known as the doctrine of temporal parts) is the ontological position that an object's persistence through time is like its extension through space. Thus, an object that exists in time has temporal parts ...

, a philosophical view *

4th Dimension roller coaster A fourth-dimension roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster whereby riders are rotated independently of the orientation of the track, generally about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the track. The cars do not necessarily nee ...

, a type of roller coaster