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The title of the article is somewhat strange in that it sounds like Mathematics doesn't have many real world applications. On the other hand I believe that the
by zitterbewegung 9y ago
The title of the article is somewhat strange in that it sounds like Mathematics doesn't have many real world applications. On the other hand I believe that the title of the article is very effective for people to share it or even as an attention grabber.
- vanderZwan 9y agoWell, a lot of people also believe that most modern mathematics is more abstract theory and rarely applied outside of its own field. Her work seems very closely tied to physics. So I don't think explicitly mentioning that she did applied maths is bad, especially for lay people
- macspoofing 9y ago>it sounds like Mathematics doesn't have many real world applications. When it comes to Pure Mathematics, isn't that true in general?
- microcolonel 9y agoGiven the proximity to physics, that is very often untrue. Because of how abstract logic and maths are, analogies from maths often inform us about the physical world.
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- foldr 9y agoAre you really suggesting that the majority of current research in pure math has practical applications in physics or other sciences? I just don't think that's true.
- macspoofing 9y agoMuch of cutting edge physics doesn't have practical applications either, whether it's dark matter and string theory, early universe cosmology or astrophysics. =)
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