Trick or Truth?: The Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics

Aguirre, Anthony (Edited by)/ Foster, Brendan (Edited by)/ Merali, Zeeya (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 3319274945 / ISBN 13: 9783319274942

Verlag: Springer, 2016

Beschreibung

260 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-3319274945

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Trick or Truth?: The Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics
• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3319274945
• ISBN-13: 9783319274942
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Anthony AguirreBrendan FosterZeeya Merali