merjet Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Is math invented by humans, or is it the language of the universe? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/great-math-mystery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, merjet said: Is math invented by humans, or is it the language of the universe? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/great-math-mystery.html Yes. Please see: https://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Wigner.html Vigner could not fully answer his own question -- Why is mathematics so effective in physics? It is a bit of a mystery. It gives Plato's spookiness some credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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