24 APR 2012 by ideonexus

 Physics Delves into More and More Abstract Mathematics

The steady progress of physics requires for its theoretical formulation a mathematics which get continually more advanced. ... it was expected that mathematics would get more and more complicated, but would rest on a permanent basis of axioms and definitions, while actually the modern physical developments have required a mathematics that continually shifts its foundation and gets more abstract. Non-euclidean geometry and noncommutative algebra, which were at one time were considered to be pu...
Folksonomies: physics mathematics
Folksonomies: physics mathematics
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According to Paul A. M. Dirac.

24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus

 Theoretical Physics is Philosophy

I have tried to read philosophers of all ages and have found many illuminating ideas but no steady progress toward deeper knowledge and understanding. Science, however, gives me the feeling of steady progress: I am convinced that theoretical physics is actual philosophy. It has revolutionized fundamental concepts, e.g., about space and time (relativity), about causality (quantum theory), and about substance and matter (atomistics), and it has taught us new methods of thinking (complementarity...
Folksonomies: physics philosophy
Folksonomies: physics philosophy
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It has made more progress and provided more illumination that traditional philosophy.