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If math can make you feel awe, you've got to watch the Numberphile series on very big numbers. They're constants used in proofs that are specific, well-defined
by jiggawatts 2y ago
If math can make you feel awe, you've got to watch the Numberphile series on very big numbers. They're constants used in proofs that are specific, well-defined integers known to be finite, but so huge that the physical universe does not have enough particles (or even Plank-scale microstates) in it to represent the number of digits these numbers have! Absolutely mind-bending stuff.
Listed in increasing order:
"Graham's Number"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg
"How Big is Graham's Number? (feat Ron Graham)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuigptwlVHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuigptwlVHo
"The Enormous TREE(3)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6DWAwwViU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6DWAwwViU
"TREE(3) (extra footage)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihcNa9YAPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihcNa9YAPk
"The Daddy of Big Numbers (Rayo's Number)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3l0fPHZja8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3l0fPHZja8