is this how Brian Greene was born?
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benignintervention@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I found math in physics to have this really fun duality of “these are rigorous rules that must be followed” and “if we make a set of edge case assumptions, we can fit the square peg in the round hole”
Also I will always treat the derivative operator as a fraction
sepi@piefed.social 4 days ago
bhamlin@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I always chafed at that.
“Here are these rigid rules you must use and follow.”
“How did we get these rules?”
“By ignoring others.”