Probably. Everything is is the result of physics. And I do mean absolutely everything. I’d also argue that any math that isn’t already applicable to physics simply points to something in physics we don’t know about yet. It wouldn’t be the first time we came up with some math before we knew what the application was.
Everything in the physical world is physics. (I’m just now realizing how related those words are…). But mathematics can also describe purely abstract concepts, which I don’t see how those are physics. It may be possible to make connections between some abstract concepts and our physical world, but it’s a strong and imo incorrect claim to make that that’s always true and that that means those abstract concepts are physics.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Everything else is physics, so yes exclusively.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 days ago
What? There are clearly things in math that are not created to study physics. Am I misunderstanding your point here?
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Probably. Everything is is the result of physics. And I do mean absolutely everything. I’d also argue that any math that isn’t already applicable to physics simply points to something in physics we don’t know about yet. It wouldn’t be the first time we came up with some math before we knew what the application was.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Everything in the physical world is physics. (I’m just now realizing how related those words are…). But mathematics can also describe purely abstract concepts, which I don’t see how those are physics. It may be possible to make connections between some abstract concepts and our physical world, but it’s a strong and imo incorrect claim to make that that’s always true and that that means those abstract concepts are physics.