What is the Connection Between Abstract Math and Physical Physics?

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The discussion explores the relationship between abstract mathematics and physical physics, questioning how these two domains interact and inform one another.

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  • Participants discuss the nature of representation in both mathematics and physics, considering how abstract concepts in math relate to tangible phenomena in physics.

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The conversation is ongoing, with participants sharing perspectives on the parallels between mathematical language and physical representation. There is an exchange of ideas without a clear consensus yet.

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Some participants draw analogies between language and mathematics, suggesting a framework for understanding their relationship, but no specific examples or definitions are fully developed.

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just out of curiosity, what is the relation between math and physics if math is abstract and physics is physical?
 
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Just as language is abstract with sounds or symbols representing physical (as well as nonphysical) entities and relations so too does mathematics provide a means of representing entities and relations in the physical world.
 
Physics attempts to find ways of explaining natural phenomona and mathematics is the language they use.
 
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