Via Scientific American:
In my new book “Our Mathematical Universe”, I argue that it means that our universe isn’t just described by math, but that it is math in the sense that we’re all parts of a giant mathematical object, which in turn is part of a multiverse so huge that it makes the other multiverses debated in recent years seem puny in comparison.
…the more carefully we look, the more math we seem to find. So what do we make of all these hints of mathematics in our physical world? Most of my physics colleagues take them to mean that nature is for some reason described by mathematics, at least approximately, and leave it at that. But I’m convinced that there’s more to it, and let’s see if it makes more sense to you than to that professor who said it would ruin my career.
Click the link to see more: Is the Universe Made of Math? [Excerpt]: Scientific American
Points:
- “…mathematicians study abstract structures far more diverse than numbers, including geometric shapes.”
- “From just 32 such numbers, we physicists can in principle compute every other physical constant ever measured.”
- “…if you believe in an external reality independent of humans, then you must also believe that our physical reality is a mathematical structure.”
- “This crazy-sounding belief of mine that our physical world not only is described by mathematics, but that it is mathematics, makes us self-aware parts of a giant mathematical object.”
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