Math vs Physics - Numberphile

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Robbert Dijkgraaf is a mathematical physicist. Extra footage from this interview: • Math vs Physics (extra...
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@numberphile 6 жыл бұрын

Extra footage from this interview: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNabqbF7qLyphXU.html

@chrisrosario6114 6 жыл бұрын

Numberphile nice

@thecease6910 6 жыл бұрын

If you could also do engineering vs physics.

@FoxDren 6 жыл бұрын

The Cease engineering, like physics but actually useful.

@ozdergekko 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome lecture!

@michaelnovak9412 6 жыл бұрын

The Cease don't go too low, there is no place for comparison between the two.

@nw1259 6 жыл бұрын

_"They deal with this messy thing called reality."_

@DarkAngelEU 5 жыл бұрын

Reality is messy, which is why mathematicians will probably never, ever, find that Lingua Franca he was envisioning at the end. They're too obsessed with putting everything into numbers while frankly the Universe does not care. It works just because. I happily invite anyone to prove me wrong tho.

@blueredandyellow8389 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr. H True, and also for the guy above: Numbers is only a tiny fraction of mathematics known, most people associate math with numbers because they didn't came so far to know other math theories.

@blueredandyellow8389 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr. H, Thats partly what I wrote.. and arithmetic is a part of math, so numbers are part of math

@hybmnzz2658 3 жыл бұрын

@Mr. H "high mathematics is the logic that describes reality" just lol. You have no idea what you are talking about. Math is not a natural science nor does it rely on the scientific method. You see where the axioms and definitions take you. You prove it using tools from propositional logic and what not; not by observing anything. A common trait among physicists is this stoner logic. Math only works in the real world because the axioms are inspired by physical things (measure, distance, counting) but it is not obliged to represent somethin physical.

@h00db01i 3 жыл бұрын

_everybody must get stoned_ -Bob Dylan

@Tir33nts343 4 жыл бұрын

This man appeared in my dreams and gave me a lecture on quantum physics

@tgmtf5963 3 жыл бұрын

You must be high

@BOBMAN1980 2 жыл бұрын

How much do you remember? I want to know.

@dan-us6nk 2 жыл бұрын

dream it again please

@saumyaranjan9256 6 жыл бұрын

I thought mathematicians and physicists are going to fight with armour on. Guess i was wrong

@JayTemple 5 жыл бұрын

Be patient.

@sophiacristina 4 жыл бұрын

They can't show it on youtube, check on liveleak...

@noname-it2up 4 жыл бұрын

They're two sides of the same coin. Newton invented calculus

@yassinenacif418 3 жыл бұрын

@@noname-it2up Leibnitz*

@hybmnzz2658 3 жыл бұрын

@@yassinenacif418 Archimedes

@iammaxhailme 6 жыл бұрын

When I went into graduate school (for chemistry), I realized that much of the subject can be reduced to purely mathematical group theory.

@Thetarget1 6 жыл бұрын

Same for physics.

@winson5159 6 жыл бұрын

but it just uses a little part of group theory. Algebra is huge, we now have algebraists who spend their whole life just on algebra. Now algebra can be applied to error-correcting codes, physics, etc ....

@JannikPitt 6 жыл бұрын

Diego Morales Yeah, no.

@chadliampearcy 6 жыл бұрын

Tell me more. iammaxhailme. Are there any resources of chemistry broken down into math. I am also interested in the reason and properties of tables.

@Golabekrafts 6 жыл бұрын

most of inorganic chemistry is described with group theory

@davidlynch4202 6 жыл бұрын

When I saw the title I was expecting to see all of Numberphiles mathematicians and Sixty Symbols' physicists battling it out. Not disappointed though

@TeeCaTisBack 6 жыл бұрын

I love how emphatic he is, look at him smiling when talking about the sum of histories. He's probably told this 100 times and it still excites him

@dmunter 6 жыл бұрын

The idea of math being grounded in our physical experience is explored well in Lakoff and Nunez' "Where Mathematics Comes From." Highly recommended book if you are interested in a more anthropological/psychological perspective on why we care about the kind of mathematics we do!

@juanausensi499 3 жыл бұрын

One way of conceptualize that is thinking: 'physics is physics of the actual world, mathematics is physics of the abstract world'. You can use maths in physics because the abstractions of the abstract world are usually models of the actual world.

@JanSanono 6 жыл бұрын

Robert Dijkgraaf!!!

@jackeea_ 6 жыл бұрын

Dijkgraaf - for when you need to find the shortest path to your lightning ball generator

@alephnull4044 6 жыл бұрын

+Jackeea Ha!

@soufian2733 6 жыл бұрын

ik wist dat het een Nederlander of een Vlaming was aan zijn accent

@JanSanono 6 жыл бұрын

Soufian 27 ik dacht eerst aan Denemarken t/m ik zag wie t was

@meh1672 6 жыл бұрын

ik herkende de thumbnail meteen! :)

@TeamDemoClan2 6 жыл бұрын

Why study applied maths, when you can study pure maths and let physicists apply it for you in 100 years ;)

@kiranadhikari4192 6 жыл бұрын

Vort3x unfortunately bigger fraction of mathemarics is motivated by Physics .. Example: Calculus, fourier transform, functional analysis,

@ss00mm11 6 жыл бұрын

Because there is more of a payoff applying math to reality. If there was no physical application, then we would have no technology essentially. Obviously, you need the math, but if you measured the effort and outcomes of mathematics up to this point, and put that up against the progress we've made as a species applying math to physics, I think there is a strong argument to say that there is more benefit and useful applications created from the application of math to reality than there are benefit and useful applications created by just creating mathematical models, on average, at this point in our history.

@TeamDemoClan2 6 жыл бұрын

This wasn't a serious comment guys...

@TeamDemoClan2 6 жыл бұрын

Also, I hear what you say and raise you all of modern algebra.

@fossilfighters101 6 жыл бұрын

@swankitydankity297 6 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone want to establish some sort of hierarchy of science(s)? It's not like Maths > Physics or Physics > Maths. For a physicist, math just happens to be a tool of the trade, but a mathematician is far more specialized on maths rather than its applications. It's not like a physicist is better than a mathematician or vice versa.

@dealwiththebob3877 6 жыл бұрын

Swankity Dankity this is just how humans work.

@Noah-fn5jq 6 жыл бұрын

It's about what can exist without the other. Physics can't exist without maths, and maths can't exist without philosophy. In converse, philosophy will exist regardless of the existence of maths, and maths will exist regardless of the existence of physics.

@lowlize 6 жыл бұрын

Philosophy is logic applied to the universe. Mathematics is a rigorous formulation of logic as a language. Physics is the application of that language to describe the universe. So physics is just a rigorous formulation of philosophy.

@ej28 6 жыл бұрын

noah schaefferkoetter maths is the language of the universe but physics is it's actions.

@jmiquelmb 6 жыл бұрын

Swankity Dankity Because everything is an ego competition for some people

@pfeifenheini 6 жыл бұрын

2:29 "This is a Pen" for a very brief moment I expected him to say next "This is an apple". I need to spent less time on the internet.

@arson4852 6 жыл бұрын

you need to spend less time in 2016

@MrTohawk 6 жыл бұрын

And this is a TV that looks like an apple.

@jamma246 6 жыл бұрын

pineawpewrl pen.

@cendyywarlos 6 жыл бұрын

“This is not a pipe.”

@Snyzeru 6 жыл бұрын

the book is on the table

@unvergebeneid 6 жыл бұрын

How do you find all these great communicators, Brady? I mean it's one thing to find smart people but to find smart people who have such beautiful language or can explain things so well? Do you have castings for your channel?

@tseuren123 6 жыл бұрын

this guy is a famous dutch mathematical physicist, he has a program on our national television channel and made some very nice lectures on tv. Also he is the Director of the Institute for Advanced Study.

@unvergebeneid 6 жыл бұрын

Those programs and lectures.... they don't happen to be in Dutch? Because my Dutch is limited to just speaking English or German and hoping someone will understand me :/

@tseuren123 6 жыл бұрын

Penny Lane sadly in dutch, maybe you can find subtitles? his tv program is called the mind of the universe and the lectures are of DWDD

@hunerjalal1986 Жыл бұрын

So basically it’s all about solving problems 🧐🧐🧐

@ClaudioCP 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing, mesmerizing conversation!

@ethanchaney1139 6 жыл бұрын

This is the reason I decided to focus on on math more. This stuff is so cool and I feel that if I keep studying and getting into higher math classes I get to learn and understand this. This channel is one of the reasons I want to pursue math. Thnx

@disgorgeengorge 6 жыл бұрын

"Anyone who claims to understand quantum theory is either lying or crazy" -Feynman supposedly.

@Noah-fn5jq 6 жыл бұрын

I'm still holding out on current findings. There are numerous alternative explanations for us to put all our eggs in the basket of "spooky actions at a distance".

@xyz.ijk. 5 жыл бұрын

There's video of him saying it.

@harrisonbennett7122 5 жыл бұрын

OR both

@sophiacristina 4 жыл бұрын

@@hs9577 Its been 2 weeks...

@sophiacristina 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, i can then say i'm in the same level as those top physicists...

@EgoLTR 6 жыл бұрын

Whoo Robbert Dijkgraaf! Our Dutch national treasure. Such a smart and inspiring man :D

@geribaldusseverus1549 6 жыл бұрын

EgoLTR he went to my high school

@DeSaxofoonVanPeter 6 жыл бұрын

Vivat haec societas!

@lucasm4299 6 жыл бұрын

EgoLTR Ok, ok. We get it.

@bentleykennedy-stone673 6 жыл бұрын

Lol, Robert Dickgraph

@tuneboyz5634 2 жыл бұрын

ur just a baby :)

@Soulthym 6 жыл бұрын

7:13 turn on autogenerated captions to learn what knot theorists really study

@manueldelrio7147 6 жыл бұрын

Loved every minute... one of the best numberphile videos I've seen (and that is saying something). I read last week an interview of mr. Dijkgraaf in Quanta Magazine on this very same topic.

@srijanagrawal4591 6 жыл бұрын

thank you brady for this wonderful video. you are a gem.

@ShinySwalot 6 жыл бұрын

My first year of my study was opened by this man, amazing lad

@charibrianshingirai5358 2 жыл бұрын

Where.... curious

@ShinySwalot 2 жыл бұрын

@@charibrianshingirai5358 Utrecht! (In the Netherlands)

@einanton5996 6 жыл бұрын

Really loved the animation style in this one! Keep up the good work!

@JabrHawr 11 ай бұрын

yes, haunting. amazing artists.

@kp8129 6 жыл бұрын

HELLL YEAAA this is trending!! Awesome content, keep it up.

@MrLDiabolo 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! What a brilliant man. The fact that I could follow what was being talked about as a complete layman shows just how well he simplified it, and that means he has a deep understanding of it.

@Sukhraj_Sekhon 6 жыл бұрын

"This one is knot and this one is not" probably could've been phrased better lol

@pablogriswold421 6 жыл бұрын

s ss Nah

@fergusmaclachlan1404 6 жыл бұрын

Couldn't possibly have been phrased better in my opinion.

@proof-xx1vv 6 жыл бұрын

he said knoted

@Krymsin-Zombie 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You. As a maths major in university, I've been debating on wither or not to Double major in physics. And this video helped me sort some things out. Thank You so very much!

@bennettjoseph9970 6 жыл бұрын

James Roden what did you decide?

@Chalisque 6 жыл бұрын

Whether or not you decide to formally study physics, at least have it as hobby and try to develop a physics intuition and use the maths and physics viewpoints to aid each other.

@GodKingOfThePlanet 6 жыл бұрын

Favourite video from your channel so far

@l.3ok 4 жыл бұрын

Man, this is one of my favorite videos of Numberphile.

@pinco_pallo 6 жыл бұрын

I love both of these two wonderful subjects. I really like science. 😊

@mrnarason 6 жыл бұрын

Taken two semsters of quantum, might as well would've been math classes. Also, it is interesting to see physics advances math since it is mostly the other way around, ie, green function, qunatum mechanics, math to physics, and orbital mechanics, calculus, physics to math.

@xpythagoras4044 6 жыл бұрын

when you advance math, you are a mathematician, doesn't matter if your job title is physicist

@GerHanssen 6 жыл бұрын

You caught a big fish with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Brady. And it speaks for your work how willing he is to contribute. Well done.

@michaelmichael5974 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I'm truly inspired to learn math now that I see it in a new light

@Milos89kv 6 жыл бұрын

Casio F-91W My man, I've been wearing it for 3 years already. Best watch ever.

@DaniErik 6 жыл бұрын

8:37 Is that a reference to Newton's famous line: "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me."

@patrykmazurkiewicz3866 6 жыл бұрын

I love your show, Numberphile. Thanks!

@stulora3172 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best numberphile interview.

@ScienceTime 6 жыл бұрын

Nice animations Mate! Congratulations

@sonavvs 6 жыл бұрын

I see Robbert Dijkgraaf, I insta like this video. He's a famous Dutch Physicist and he has done a couple of live tv lectures in the Netherlands. edit: changed lecteres to lectures

@jonathankleinschiphorst1951 6 жыл бұрын

sonavvs, he also does 'mind of the universe', which is on Dutch television every Sunday! Very interesting stuff.

@ronanmcintyre 6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Klein Schiphorst Do you know which channel it's on?

@jonathankleinschiphorst1951 6 жыл бұрын

Rónán McIntyre, NPO 1 2 or 3 (not sure), maybe you can access it through vpn if you are not dutch.

@Floppert314 6 жыл бұрын

Rónán McIntyre you could probably find it on youtube, but it will be in dutch

@sonavvs 6 жыл бұрын

It's on NPO 2 (just looked it up) on sunday 21:05.

@mufedalahmad6187 6 жыл бұрын

You’re giving so many different subtitles that is fantastic 👍👌

@marksimpson2321 Жыл бұрын

Excellent to see more of Robbert Dijkgraff.

@webermaster8595 6 жыл бұрын

Always love to hear Robert speak. He can talk about very complicated topics and make them understandable for everyone. On top of that the enthusiasm he has for science is something that comes across very clearly and makes you enthusiastic about science as well

@benjamindanforth325 6 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent interview, I'd love to hear more about the "sum over all histories" - which I am sure is Feynman's path integral. Maybe another video on this?

@rajinfootonchuriquen Жыл бұрын

It is

@vertxxyz 6 жыл бұрын

This one was great. The speaker, the discussion, the art. All fantastic :)

@supatol 6 жыл бұрын

What an awesome video! As a Dutchie myself I feel very proud to see a fellow Dutchman get onto this channel. I was hoping to see some more about Erik Verlinde with his gravity theory that brings Quantum Theory and Relativity together, but that hopefully for another video? Just want to say I love your video's. You gave me the love for mathmatics that I always, but never used. Thanks for that . Much love from the Netherlands, and keep up the good work!

@saladinzhk 6 жыл бұрын

It's a pity that this guy is not a regular at Numberphile

@__malte 6 жыл бұрын

Cool to see Robert Dijkgraaf here! He’s a very popular physicist in the Netherlands, because of his televised colleges (that are really engaging and fairly easy to understand). I believe he’s the head of the Institute for Advanced Study in America (the same institution Einstein worked in)

@jayzonedc6474 6 жыл бұрын

Physician or physicist?

@__malte 6 жыл бұрын

JayzOned C Lol. Changed it now.

@antoinesteeghs7313 2 жыл бұрын

And now he becomes the minister of education in the Netherlands

@sintar02 6 жыл бұрын

Great topic, great guest, great video Brady. Well done.

@jasonbutler2605 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, very well explained, very informative. A really rare explanation of many abstract notions in a few minutes. You know someone knows his subject very, very well and is definitely confident for what he says, since he can explain it vividly, simply and fully understandably to a layman, like me, who does not have any special knowledge of physics or mathematics. "The sum of all histories" is a remarkable definition for quantum mechanics events. Nothing but deep respect for Robbert Dijkgraaf, a true scientific personality.

@yoshtg 6 жыл бұрын

6:57 LUL

@MrDeny105 6 жыл бұрын

I was searching for a comment like this xD

@martiddy 6 жыл бұрын

Kymate Robbert was like: "Damn it!, It's not what it looks like"

@zjuul 6 жыл бұрын

With nuts

@contestofnerds 6 жыл бұрын

I like how everyone is talking like they have degrees in math, physics, chemistry, and biology. I have to assume they must be professionals based on the way they speak with such knowledge of all these subjects.

@kingplunger6033 4 жыл бұрын

I don't, but I study it and even I know that most people in the comments just write bs ^^

@user-dr9gs6wh1k 3 жыл бұрын

Who did you think watches there videos?

@scrambledmandible 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-dr9gs6wh1k KZfaq commenters

@holomurphy22 Жыл бұрын

Some actually do. We have nothing else like that, society generally does not take math as something worth for entertainment (sorry for my english).

@robertvralph 6 жыл бұрын

Brady, great job with these new visualizations. I love the painted feel!

@SleepyLizard 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@Thorr26 6 жыл бұрын

lovely animations and an interesting topic, great job Brady

@andersonkurk3976 6 жыл бұрын

#40 on trending woo!

@viorelvintila4973 5 жыл бұрын

"Is math related to science?"

@anhbayar11 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But Math is complicated but it's necessary in every science.

@espanaeslamadrepatria4042 2 жыл бұрын

Mathematics is the language of the universe therefore it's also the language of science.

@w2quick 6 жыл бұрын

this is the best numberphile video. i love pure mathematics, and also love physics. its great so see theyr interaction on modern science

@dAvrilthebear 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Numberphile, this is wonderful! :)

@julessmith2 6 жыл бұрын

1999 world cup semi-final Australia v South Africa

@alanj4507 6 жыл бұрын

Physics wins 60% of the time, every time

@vincentedernier6682 6 жыл бұрын

Alan J Define "win" please.

@jackprice9072 6 жыл бұрын

Alan J perfect use of that reference

@JustBecause7754 6 жыл бұрын

theUnknown wrong order

@jkoh93 6 жыл бұрын

you must be a goblin. gnomes dont say that

@nickhohl3468 6 жыл бұрын

Alan J math is entirely made up

@robertbrekelmans3256 6 жыл бұрын

Cool, a dutch professor on Numberphile. It's a joy listening to him. He can explain physics with such enthusiasm, that you almost would consider a career change. :-)

@SlothinGames 4 жыл бұрын

Like them both. Playing around with mathematical objects and observing patterns is fun, and so is finding out about the physical world; also the fact that they have a close relationship makes it even better :)

@aiman4036 6 жыл бұрын

In this video "Physicists are plumbers." In the extra footage "Physics is like art."

@eliannam.5700 6 жыл бұрын

Aiman Al-Eryani I can imagine plumbers doing art, but it would be shitty.

@Nothing_serious 6 жыл бұрын

Plumbing is art

@SamP1ace 6 жыл бұрын

I have a question that I hope some physicists might be able to help with. Disclaimer, I'm a philosopher so more of a metaphysician than a physicist. My question: Just because we don't *know* what path the electron would take from A to B, and so we can only *describe* it as having the probability of taking path P or path Q, does that mean that it's accurate to say that the electron actually *is* both P and Q, or can all we say is that our knowledge is limited? Essentially: isn't it a fallacy to jump from an epistemological factor to a metaphysical one?

@architakumar2579 Жыл бұрын

We know what path it takes. We dont know without observation what behavior its exhibiting atm

@MRT-co1sd Жыл бұрын

There’s only one path where the electron came from(I.e. as soon as measured it) but there is many possible path where its heading to the next point and it’s based on probabilities. However, as soon as it arrived in the next point, it arrived only via one path.

@raresmircea 5 жыл бұрын

The graphics were fantastic! You should do representations more often.

@GinoTheSinner 6 жыл бұрын

Could listen to this forever!

@brooksey097 6 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else feel like everyone in the world should see videos like this? Not because they will apply it everyday or make the next discovery, but just to expand their mind and teach them totally new ways to think about reality? It just seems important.

@evanw7878 2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@NielsHeldens 6 жыл бұрын

Finally! A Dutchie on Numberphile!

@shutupimlearning Жыл бұрын

the way he explains things is so absorbing... I hope i can be a mathematical physicist like him someday....

@marthareal8398 Жыл бұрын

Sir, with respect, your explanation is very important. Thank you!

@imbored4615 6 жыл бұрын

"to describe deez nuts"

@aduderules 6 жыл бұрын

deez nuts indeed

@fcturner 2 жыл бұрын

This man just became the Dutch Minister of Education!

@J0o53ph 6 жыл бұрын

He explained string theory so well in the last part, i never understood why it could be the solution until now. excellent.

@lucyfrye1337 6 жыл бұрын

Another great episode, Numberphile, you guys are awesome. Commercial world, please sponsor these guys.

@zandnothinga7367 6 жыл бұрын

Physics and math exist in a superposition ;))

@Maniclout 6 жыл бұрын

Mate you're a golden nugget

@42scientist 6 жыл бұрын

-0.08333333333333333333333333333333333333 = -1/12 right ? HOW DARE YOU !!!

@42scientist 6 жыл бұрын

* not quite equal though

@chimkinNuggz 6 жыл бұрын

me and my gf have a superposition in bed where when can either be in one or two places at the same time.

@brucehartley3109 6 жыл бұрын

Take one twelfth.

@MrMartin1538 6 жыл бұрын

None of the Sciences or Math is King. They are all equal describing complex phenomena in the universe and we should appreciate them all equally. Not argue about it in comments

@jardondiego 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a comment from someone above 14 years old.

@CrimsonKnightmare1 4 жыл бұрын

Math is king

@RickSjoerds Жыл бұрын

This man can teach the is the world and beyond. His level of understanding creates this simplified explanation, he has to teach people to understand these matters. I know I’m late! But I just enjoy these explanations from Robert Dijkgraaf.

@rodrigocosta2365 4 жыл бұрын

This is Breathtaking

@feynstein1004 6 жыл бұрын

Physics is just math but with the constraint of reality whereas math is the study of logic and all of its possibilities. Just as engineering is physics but with the constraints of economics, practicality and purpose. In other words, physics = what is? math = what can be? Engineering = what can we build for the cheapest price?

@JayTemple 5 жыл бұрын

You reminded me of something I said once: To a pure mathematician, the square root of 2 is the (positive) number whose square is 2. To a computational mathematician, it's the sum of a Fourier series. To an engineer, the square root of 2 is whatever measurable number has a square close enough to 2 for a thing to work.

@tghuffine6277 5 жыл бұрын

Best comment for the mileage!

@arianamolina729 6 жыл бұрын

Physics ❤️

@ClaspedDragor 6 жыл бұрын

The graphics in thus video were particularly beautiful, it really enhanced it for me. I think this was top

@user-pu1rn5it4q 6 жыл бұрын

I love Robert Dijkgraaf. I have seen a few of his DWDD-University videos, and it's just so interesting.

@tobelebo9 6 жыл бұрын

Look: i've only heard the basics of quantum mechanics in youtube videos and giant group lectures and isn't it more likely that quantum particles are too small and too fast for any creature to understand it. Basically meaning that whatever we measured/calculated always gives differend answers because they are incomprehensible by humans and current technology.

@goclbert 6 жыл бұрын

Tobias K. No. Knowing both position and momentum is fundamentally impossible. It is a feature of the system. Things like uncertainty apply to objects of any size as well. We've done the double slit experiment with molecules made up of thousands of atoms.

@MrHarsh3600 6 жыл бұрын

Idea for next video: Science vs social science.

@Noah-fn5jq 6 жыл бұрын

If you want to see that discussion go look at the replies of the Crash Course video on sociology and the scientific method. It is not something I would like to revisit.

@leavethebasket7435 6 жыл бұрын

LolGuy HAHAHHA

@MarkusJaeger-itguy 6 жыл бұрын

he has a wonderful way of explaining things

@Albandbart 6 жыл бұрын

Great material. Thank you Numberphile ;)

@Simxor 6 жыл бұрын

Ik hoor die stem, ik kijk naar de description, een nederlander.

@ype469 4 жыл бұрын

Had is ook, DUTCH

@airsoftcoalitionist 6 жыл бұрын

My calc 3 prof said you always believe physics over math. There's times where math with give you an answer that just isn't physically possible

@JayTemple 5 жыл бұрын

Like the rectangle with sides -5 and -15 meters.

@VikeingBlade 5 жыл бұрын

@@JayTemple That cannot exist in math either, though. Length is defined as positive. But I guess that intersects with physics.

@jeerdace8625 4 жыл бұрын

Or the sum of all natural numbers is -1/12.

@name5702 3 жыл бұрын

Physics also gives answers that seem physically impossible, perhaps it’s better to think of the truth that maths and physics imply as being beyond human experience

@mdbahrozbaburali Жыл бұрын

@@name5702 such as? If Physics gives an answer, by definition it is physically possible.

@ShadowDatsas 6 жыл бұрын

awesome interview!

@MrLimitlessME 5 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've understood something about their differences. Thanks!

@fabiocraigwimmerflorey6660 6 жыл бұрын

I have Quantum Depression, it follows every possible path of my life at the same time.

@ashishshukla5555 6 жыл бұрын

is my phone wierd or the animation was ?

@ikarienator 6 жыл бұрын

I have to say that this is one of the best videos on the Numberphile channel. Comparable to the Tadashi ones.

@jarnokylander490 6 жыл бұрын

The best explanation for quantum theory! Now I understand a little bit more about it. Thanks!

@AandrejS. 6 жыл бұрын

7:22 Deez Nutz

@mathsmoica 6 жыл бұрын

Mathematics is the queen of the sciences Gauss said. End of the game !

@villaholland 6 жыл бұрын

Maths moi ça ! And who's the KING

@dariusduesentrieb 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, gauss was a mathematician, you cant expect him to say something else.

@cesardg1998lol 6 жыл бұрын

Darius Duesentrieb he actually researched a lot about stars and comets

@shellcase1436 6 жыл бұрын

Maths moi ça ! I think physics is king, and math is queen. Physics deals with real situations, like a king, and math tells physics how to do it, like a queen. Math= queen physics = king. With both combine Math + Physics = kingdom or in this long metaphor math+physics = the universe or reality. This metaphor is also based on the old days, so feminist do not take this the wrong way.

@villaholland 6 жыл бұрын

EFoE wut...who's Prince?

@ishajanbakhsh3528 6 жыл бұрын

I like to think we are progressing beyond these distinct boundaries between the sciences, because in reality it is far more useful to us to take all the sciences in unison than to divide them

@jspeed04 6 жыл бұрын

this was excellent, thank you

@diogosilva5972 4 жыл бұрын

"Even if you sit and meditate a 1000 years you couldn't come up with the laws of quantum mechanics" - Why would this be true?

@nrrgrdn 3 жыл бұрын

It's not

@jackdavidson386 6 жыл бұрын

What are the differences between mathematical and theoretical physics?

@MrCocktaiI 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Davidson The line is kind of blurry, but mathematical physicists are first and foremost mathematicians who (mathematically and rigorously) model problems that pop up in physics, while theoretical physicists are more interested in the actual physics themselves and are not quite as mathematically rigorous.

@jackdavidson386 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I was struggling to decide on which uni course to go for and was getting confused by them

@MrCocktaiI 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Davidson Most of the time, knowing the department of the professor holding the class will tell you exactly what you are in for. If it is a mathematician, it is almost certain that the class held is head-on pure maths with the asterisk that the objects discussed can be used for physics. If the prof is a theoretical physicist, that line is not cut quite as clear - some focus more on the model itself, some on the applications, but overall, they will mostly not be as rigorous as a mathematician. If you are not certain what you are in for, talk to the prof or look up old lectures notes!