Trick or Truth? The Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Aguirre, Anthony (Editor), Foster, Brendan (Editor), Merali, Zeeya (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Mathematical physics.; Mathematical logic.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.

The prize-winning essays in this book address the fascinating but sometimes uncomfortable relationship between physics and mathematics. Is mathematics merely another natural science? Or is it the result of human creativity? Does physics simply wear mathematics like a costume, or is math the lifebloo...