Chapter 1
The math of a shadow: visualizing the fourth dimension
Chapter 2
Flatland and the Victorian quest for higher realms
Chapter 3
Cosmic portals and folding space: the tesseract in fiction
Chapter 4
Real-world shadows: how 4D geometry shapes modern science
YOUR GOAL
Master of Stepping into the fourth dimension with the tesseract
Ch 3 · Cosmic portals and folding space: the tesseract in fiction
007skaty The Fictional Tesseract
To tesser, we just fold the line! (Fold the line!) / A shortcut through space and time! (Oh-yeah!)
007skaty Robert Heinlein's science fiction story about a house shaped like a tesseract.
007skaty In Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, a massive structure inside the black hole Gargantua lets Cooper interact with his daughter's
BETA
007skaty Rotate the 3D grid with your portal pal to discover how a tesseract folds.
Fun Fact
Interstellar math: Physicist Kip Thorne won a Nobel Prize in 2017 and helped design the scientifically accurate black hole and tesseract in 'Interstellar'.
Glossary
tesseract (noun)
A four-dimensional hypercube that is the analogue of a three-dimensional cube. Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time features the concept as a means of interstellar travel.
A four-dimensional hypercube that is the analogue of a three-dimensional cube. Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time features the concept as a means of interstellar travel.
Quiz
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which Infinity Stone is contained inside the Tesseract?
Quiz
In 'A Wrinkle in Time', who are the three mysterious guides who help Meg Murry tesser?
Quiz
Which 2014 movie features a massive tesseract built inside a black hole named Gargantua?