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The mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to term its existence a miracle. Now, advances in the understanding of physics suggest that the foundations of mathematics are encompassed by the laws of nature, an idea that sheds new light on both mathematics and physics.

The philosophical relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences is the subject of Converging Realities, the latest work by one of the leading thinkers on the subject. Based on a simple but powerful idea, it shows that the axioms needed for the mathematics used in physics can also generate practically every field of contemporary pure mathematics. It also provides a foundation for current investigations in string theory and other areas of physics.

This approach to the nature of mathematics is not really new, but it became overshadowed by formalism near the end of nineteenth century. The debate turned eventually into an exclusive dialogue between mathematicians and philosophers, as if physics and nature did not exist. This unsatisfactory situation was enforced by the uncertain standing of physical reality in quantum mechanics.

The recent advances in the interpretation of quantum mechanics (as described in Quantum Philosophy, also by Omnès) have now reconciled the foundations of physics with objectivity and common sense. In Converging Realities, Roland Omnès is among the first scholars to consider the connection of natural laws with mathematics.


About the Author: Roland Omnès is Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Paris-Sud. Having made a career in particle physics and astrophysics, he contributed significantly to the modern renewal in the foundations and interpretation of quantum mechanics.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780691115306
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press
  • Height: 238 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Toward a Common Philosophy of Physics and Mathematics
  • Width: 162 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0691115303
  • Publisher Date: 19 Dec 2004
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 589 gr


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