> They do have insane pattern recognition skills when it comes to models. Good mathematicians also have this.
The skills physicists and mathematicians build aren't very comparable.
Physicists has the more complex equations and models, probably most complex of any field since physicists often invent new math to model things. Quantum field theory is insanely complicated math wise with infinite number of infinite integrals, mathematicians has still not figured out how to formalize that.
Mathematicians focuses much less on modeling and equations so they aren't as good at that, instead they are much better at formal proofs and theorems. The skills are very different and doesn't translate well.
Or in other words, physicists are experts at making complex math tools to model things. Mathematicians are experts at verifying tools that exists. Those two skills has less overlap than you might think.
The skills physicists and mathematicians build aren't very comparable.
Physicists has the more complex equations and models, probably most complex of any field since physicists often invent new math to model things. Quantum field theory is insanely complicated math wise with infinite number of infinite integrals, mathematicians has still not figured out how to formalize that.
Mathematicians focuses much less on modeling and equations so they aren't as good at that, instead they are much better at formal proofs and theorems. The skills are very different and doesn't translate well.
Or in other words, physicists are experts at making complex math tools to model things. Mathematicians are experts at verifying tools that exists. Those two skills has less overlap than you might think.