I fully expect that string theory will eventually turn out to be completely unrelated to physical reality, but give rise to a new family of useful encryption algorithms or something. Research is like that.https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/11309705...
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@brianrepko
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@inthehands Never say never - and now physicists and coming with new math
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@brianrepko
That’s the link that started the thread! -
@inthehands then you have the connections between number theory and relativity.
Is that connection relevant to anything? Probably, but I have no idea how.
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@inthehands I've collected some notes about how I stumbled into this curiosity here:
constructive-symmetry/T002_Tools_of_Math_Construction/Part03_Aggregate_Theory.md at master · constructive-symmetry/constructive-symmetry
A Philosophy of Math Education. Contribute to constructive-symmetry/constructive-symmetry development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub (github.com)
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@leon_p_smith
Some days it just seems like everything is group theory! I can see how people go all Golden Hammer about it. -
@inthehands I saw you posted that after I replied - apologies!
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@brianrepko no worries, great minds etc!
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I'm no expert but can someone explain how relatively led to nuclear fission?
I thought quantum mechanics would be the key enabler, whereas relatively only manifests at large scales and velocities?
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@rzeta0
You need matter-energy equivalence, and chain reactions involve relativistic speeds. Beyond that, I’m pretty much out of my depth!