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Trick or truth? = the mysterious connection between physics and mathematics /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Trick or truth?/ edited by Anthony Aguirre, Brendan Foster, Zeeya Merali.
Reminder of title:	the mysterious connection between physics and mathematics /
other author:	Aguirre, Anthony.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2016.,
Description:	viii, 250 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Mathematical physics. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27495-9
ISBN:	9783319274959

Trick or truth? = the mysterious connection between physics and mathematics /
Trick or truth?the mysterious connection between physics and mathematics /[electronic resource] :edited by Anthony Aguirre, Brendan Foster, Zeeya Merali. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2016. - viii, 250 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - The frontiers collection,1612-3018. - The frontiers collection..

Introduction -- Children of the cosmos (S. Wenmackers) -- Mathematics is Physics (M. S. Leifer) -- My god, it's full of clones: Living in a mathematical universe (M. Séguin) -- Let's consider two spherical chickens (T. Bolognesi) -- The raven and the writing desk (I. Durham) -- The deeper roles of mathematics in physical laws (K. H. Knuth) -- How mathematics meets the world (T. Maudlin) -- Mathematics: intuition's consistency check (K. Wharton) -- How not to factor a miracle (D. K. Wise) -- The language of nature (D. Garfinkle) -- Demystifying the applicability of mathematics (N. Fillion) -- Why mathematics works so well (N. S. Yanofsky) -- Genesis of a pythagorean universe (A. Burov) -- Beyond math (S. Magnusdottir) -- The descent of math (S. I. Walker) -- The ultimate tactics of self-referential systems (C. C. Dantas) -- Cognitive science and the connection between physics and mathematics (A. Gupta Mujumdar) -- A metaphorical chart of our mathematical ontology (P. Gibbs)-And the math will set you free (C. Stoica) -- Appendix: List of winners.

The prize-winning essays in this book address the fascinating but sometimes uncomfortable relationship between physics and mathematics. Is mathematics merely another natural science? Or is it the result of human creativity? Does physics simply wear mathematics like a costume, or is math the lifeblood of physical reality? The nineteen wide-ranging, highly imaginative and often entertaining essays are enhanced versions of the prize-winning entries to the FQXi essay competition "Trick or Truth", which attracted over 200 submissions. The Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.

ISBN: 9783319274959

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-27495-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

527831
Mathematical physics.

LC Class. No.: QC20

Dewey Class. No.: 530.15

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