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[Jeffocal]

Maybe I should have used the term distorted instead of curved because and I think Einstein would agree that would be more accurate way of describing how both the geometry of space-time and four *spatial* dimensions is altered by mass.

Einstein derived equation that quantified the magnitude of length contraction and time dilation based on the total energy content of an object. The greater the velocity of an object the greater its energy and therefore the greater the relative time dilation and length shortening that object will experience due to the energy of its velocity.

However, correct me if I am wrong but this also means that Einstein defined the causality of all mass and energy in terms of a geometric distortion of both a spatial or length and time component of a space-time manifold.

What I am trying to says is does the fact that he analytically defined the effects energy has on space or length and time in terms of a common mechanism related to energy provide us with an connection between his space-time geometry and one of four *spatial* dimensions.

Would this provide us with a way of analytically determining if it would be possible to transpose his space-time geometry to four *spatial* dimensions without altering any of its predictive ability.

Jeff