Why does math work ... if it's not real? episodes in unreasonable effectiveness
According to G. H. Hardy, the 'real' mathematics of the greats like Fermat and Euler is 'useless,' and thus the work of mathematicians should not be judged on its applicability to real-world problems. Yet, mysteriously, much of mathematics used in modern science and technology wa...
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Cambridge University Press
2023
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Table of Contents:
- Introducing the mystery
- On classical mathematics
- On modern physics
- Intermezzo : what have we learned?
- On computer games
- On mathematical logic
- On postulates and axioms
- Introducing the oracle
- On probability
- The oracle, its majesty
- Epilogue: The eternal blueprint
- Post scriptum: On mathematical grand design