What subfield in physics has the most technical math

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The discussion centers on identifying the subfield of physics that involves the most complex mathematics. Participants highlight General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, and Fluid Dynamics as contenders. Notably, optics is mentioned for its significant mathematical research, particularly in numerical analysis, which parallels the mathematics used in General Relativity. Ultimately, the consensus is that all physics fields incorporate challenging mathematics and present intriguing unsolved problems.

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what sub field has the hardest math generally speaking

General Relativity?
Quantun Mechanics?
String Theory?
Fluid Dynamics?

something else?

I know a lot of this is based on a individual basis, but what would be the consensus if such a question was asked?
 
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You won't like this answer, but if you go deep enough, they all have very difficult math and unsolved problems.
 
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I agree with micromass. Optics, for example, has a lot of math research related to numerical analysis. A lot of interesting math there - some of it being the same math found in general relativity! As far as I know, every physics field will involve difficult math and have interesting problems to solve. I'm not sure you will actually see a consensus on this topic.
 

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