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Gödel's theorem does applies to mathematical systems of axioms, and I don't think it's clear how it translates to physics. To take an extreme example, you could
by supergarfield 9y ago
Gödel's theorem does applies to mathematical systems of axioms, and I don't think it's clear how it translates to physics. To take an extreme example, you could answer any physical question about a universe that's made up of a single particle traveling in a straight line, even though doing so requires a mathematical system complex enough for Gödel's results to apply.
On the other hand, there are a number of interesting undecidable questions (in ZF, the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis are examples).
- naasking 9y ago> To take an extreme example, you could answer any physical question about a universe that's made up of a single particle traveling in a straight line, even though doing so requires a mathematical system complex enough for Gödel's results to apply... ...using current models. It's not clear them at such models are ultimately needed.