Why does math work ... if it's not real? : episodes in unreasonable effectiveness /
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
Publication Dates: | 2023. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781316511923 1316511928 9781009054812 1009054813 |
Index Number: | QA36 |
CLC: | O1-0 |
Call Number: | O1-0/R132 |
Contents: | Introducing the mystery -- On classical mathematics -- On modern physics -- Intermezzo : what have we learned? -- On computer games -- On mathematical logic -- On postulates and axioms -- Introducing the oracle -- On probability -- The oracle, its majesty -- Epilogue: The eternal blueprint -- Post scriptum: On mathematical grand design. |