Some comments on "The Mathematical Universe"

dc.creatorJannes, Gil
dc.date2009-04-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:02:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:02:22Z
dc.descriptionI discuss some problems related to extreme mathematical realism, focusing on a recently proposed "shut-up-and-calculate" approach to physics (arXiv:0704.0646, arXiv:0709.4024). I offer arguments for a moderate alternative, the essence of which lies in the acceptance that mathematics is (at least in part) a human construction, and discuss concrete consequences of this--at first sight purely philosophical--difference in point of view.
dc.description11 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0904.0867
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0904.0867
dc.identifierFound. Phys. 39: 397-406, 2009
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s10701-009-9286-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/226424
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleSome comments on "The Mathematical Universe"
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