> For centuries, mathematicians have strived towards a single goal: to understand how the universe works, and describe it.
Um, no. Mathematics itself has absolutely nothing to do with "describing the universe". Mathematics is purely abstract. It has no inherent relationship whatsoever with reality.
That certain mathematical constructs can be used to model certain aspects of the real world is basically a lucky coincidence, but not very interesting to mathematicians - that's what physicists do.
Um, no. Mathematics itself has absolutely nothing to do with "describing the universe". Mathematics is purely abstract. It has no inherent relationship whatsoever with reality.
That certain mathematical constructs can be used to model certain aspects of the real world is basically a lucky coincidence, but not very interesting to mathematicians - that's what physicists do.