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Re:Advances in number theory inspired by physics by empath75 on Friday December 01, 2017 @11:46PM (#15830212)
It seems like if shortcuts ‘just work’ in physics, that should be a good sign that there is probably a mathematical justification waiting to be found.
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Re:Advances in number theory inspired by physics by rocqua on Saturday December 02, 2017 @08:58AM (#15831860)
Other times, it is a good sign of edge-cases that are physically impossible or highly unlikely.
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Re:Advances in number theory inspired by physics by JumpCrisscross on Saturday December 02, 2017 @09:45AM (#15831999)
> if shortcuts ‘just work’ in physics, that should be a good sign that there is probably a mathematical justification

Or new theory.

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