Distinction without a difference
A fundamental idea of symmetry is that one can artificially create a... Read more
by sunnyjim Sep 8, 2023 4 Comments 4 Links
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Nice, and here is the link for a background on early infinitesimals and how they perplexed the learned in Greece… ” Zeno’s dichotomy paradox was the first mathematical concept to consider the relationship between a finite interval and an interval approaching that of an infinitesimal-sized interval.”
More mind-bending miracles with the monad from Numberphile. These guys do all the stuff maths at school didn’t do, and should have.
Mathematics doesn’t care if things are real or not real, surreal or hyperreal, what matters is, is it a good tool that lets you get closer to truth. Watch this for a simple description on how they can help people solve difficult problems.
This is the video, not sure if they are ‘really’ there in the real world because of Planck length, but what would I know? Looks like in maths, you can have whatever you like – as long as it isn’t illogical. Hmm.