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Re:Advances in number theory inspired by physics by wolfgke on Friday December 01, 2017 @09:53PM (#15829841)
> In other words, physicists were entirely correct to toss the infinite values, and mathematicians were later persuaded it was mathematically sound.

Rather: Mathematicians were able to develop an axiomatic framework in which these transformations have a well-defined meaning.

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Re:Advances in number theory inspired by physics by ncmncm on Saturday December 02, 2017 @12:52AM (#15830428)
Potato, potahto. If the experiment produced different results, mathematicians would not be asked for an opinion until the physicists came up with some other math. Because the experiment matched, mathematicians were obliged to invent a framework to justify it.
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