Fourth dimension may refer to:

Science

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

, the continued progress of existence and events *

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

, the concept of a fourth spatial dimension *

Spacetime In physics, spacetime, also called the space-time continuum, is a mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum. Spacetime diagrams are useful in visualiz ...

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

Minkowski space In physics, Minkowski space (or Minkowski spacetime) () is the main mathematical description of spacetime in the absence of gravitation. It combines inertial space and time manifolds into a four-dimensional model. The model helps show how a ...

, 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 Stat ...

* ''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 ...

* ''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 Pentecostal Pastor. He was the founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), which he started in a tent with 5 people (including hi ...

* ''The Fourth Dimension'', a book by P. D. Ouspensky

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 l ...

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

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

'' * 4th Dimension, a jazz fusion quartet founded in 2007 by John McLaughlin * "4th Dimension" (song), a song by Kids See Ghosts on their 2018 album ''Kids See Ghosts''

Computing

* The Fourth Dimension (company), 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 integrated development environment developed by Laurent Ribardière. 4D was created in 1984 and had a slightly delay ...

, 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 where riders are rotated independently of the track's orientation about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the track. This feature allows riders to experience inversions withou ...

, a type of roller coaster