when it comes to the relationship between #maths and #physics the map is also the terrain
the trick would be to work out which bits are map and which bits are unconstrained play
the entirety of physics relies on quantitative relationships being fundamental laws of nature
this shouldn't be a surprise because human understanding of quantitative relationships is based on observation of the physical world
#numbertheory#maths#physics
** STEPHEN HAWKING WAS RIGHT **
Using a very strong black-hole merger signal, the @LIGO-@ego_virgo-@KAGRA_PR Collaboration has shown the 2nd law of black hole mechanics, Hawking's area law (A_final > A_initial), to hold with high credibility.
PRL: go.aps.org/3VarXHA#open
what i love is how
1🍎 + 3🍎 = 4🍎
1🍊 + 3🍊 = 4🍊
1🚜 + 3🚜 = 4🚜
1x + 3x = 4x
...but quantitative (ie numerical) relationships *definitely* aren't physical laws 😂
no really deffo not no way not at allllllll
what i love is how
1🍎 + 3🍎 = 4🍎
1🍊 + 3🍊 = 4🍊
1🚜 + 3🚜 = 4🚜
1x + 3x = 4x
...but quantitative (ie numerical) relationships *definitely* aren't physical laws 😂
no really deffo not no way not at allllllll
how do you check if 1+2=3 is true
combine and count quantities of physical objects
how do you check if Pythagoras theorem is true
measure and quantify the dimensions of a physical area
#maths#physics
What kind of objects does mathematics investigate, and in what sense do these objects exist? Why are we justified in considering mathematical statements as part of our knowledge, and how can they be validated?
irrational numbers aren't "numbers" they are functions
they aren't defined by anything other than infinite series. they are result of conceptually derived tools of infinitely expanding levels of precision of PROCESSES, not countable things that exist in stationary fashion
irrational numbers aren't "numbers" they are functions
they aren't defined by anything other than infinite series. they are result of conceptually derived tools of infinitely expanding levels of precision of PROCESSES, not countable things that exist in stationary fashion
mathematics is physical because counting systems and combinatory rules were developed from direct observation of quantity and magnitude of physical phenomena
#numbertheory#maths#physics
mathematics is physical because counting systems and combinatory rules were developed from direct observation of quantity and magnitude of physical phenomena
#numbertheory#maths#physics
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