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Nature Needs Mathematics for Its Rigorous Description But is Computation at the Root of Nature

Feynman's made a lecture and book that mathematics is needed to describe nature. It (in The Relation of Mathematics to ...
Wired

The Mystery at the Heart of Physics—That Only Math Can Solve

This article is the first part of a series about quantum field theory published by Quanta Magazine. Other stories in the series can be found here. Over the past century, quantum field theory has ...
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New Report Charts Path for Next Decade of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Recommends Future Ground and Space Telescopes, Scientific Priorities, Investments in Scientific Community

WASHINGTON — A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies scientific priorities, opportunities, and funding recommendations for the next 10 years ...
Journalism in the Americas

Getting Math and Physics on the Same Page

Mathematicians are working to bring quantum field theory (QFT) into mainstream mathematics. In this illustration, three exotic particles called “anyons” circle around each other in a process called ...