woahhhhh this is deep: "The concept of arithmetic gas provides an interesting connection between statistical physics and number theory, for which the Riemann z

woahhhhh this is deep: "The concept of arithmetic gas provides an interesting connection between statistical physics and number theory, for which the Riemann zeta function plays the role of a partition function." I love stuff like this, that knits together seemingly unrelated concepts. I feel like by reading this article, I am gaining a better understanding of two very difficult topics simultaneously.