Books on the philosophy of math

[BadgerBadger92]

I really want to know about the philosophy of math, mainly how math describes physical laws. How does physics become explainable from math?

Any good books on this topic?

 

[renormalize]

I really want to know about the philosophy of math, mainly how math describes physical laws. How does physics become explainable from math?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unreasonable_Effectiveness_of_Mathematics_in_the_Natural_Sciences

 

[BadgerBadger92]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unreasonable_Effectiveness_of_Mathematics_in_the_Natural_Sciences

Thanks! Is this a technical book?

 

[jedishrfu]

There is also a NOVA episode called The Great Math Mystery available on YouTube.

 

[BadgerBadger92]

There is also a NOVA episode called The Great Math Mystery available on YouTube.

I’ll definitely check it out.

 

[robphy]

Possibly helpful:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_mathematics_and_physics

The Applicability of Mathematics in Physics
https://iep.utm.edu/app-math-physics/

https://mathoverflow.net/questions/298749/contemporary-philosophy-of-mathematics

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Feynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists


from "The Relation of Mathematics and Physics" (1964)
https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/messenger.html
https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/fml.html#2
published as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Character_of_Physical_Law

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https://cla.umn.edu/mcps/publications/minnesota-studies-philosophy-science

• Volume 11. History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics. 1988. Editors: W. Aspray and P. Kitcher. Table of Contents. Open Access (all chapters).
• Volume 8. Foundations of Space-Time Theories. 1977. Editors: J.S. Earman, C.N. Glymour, and J.J. Stachel. Table of Contents. Open Access (all chapters).

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just stumbled upon this... i haven't look at this in any detail
Philosophy of Mathematical Physics - Klaas Landsman (All Souls College, Oxford)
https://www.math.ru.nl/~landsman/PMP-Element.pdf
Klaas Landsman: Philosophy of mathematical physics - Oxford Philosophy of Physics