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Unifying Foundations for Physics and MathematicsPeter WoitColumbia UniversityMathematics DepartmentParis, Oct. 30, 2021 Peter Woit (Columbia University Mathematics Department) Unifying Foundations for Physics and MathematicsOctober 20211 / 13 Outline1 Unification in Physics2 Unification in Mathematics3 Unifying Math and Physics4 Last ThoughtsNote: These slides ~ Woit (Columbia University Mathematics Department) Unifying Foundations for Physics and MathematicsOctober 20212 / 13 Unification in PhysicsGeneral RelativityThe gravitational force is described by theGeneral theory of Relativity (1915)Dynamical variables: geometry of space-timeClassical dynamical equations: Einstein equations for metricThe Mathematics used is(Pseudo)-Riemannian geometryRiemann (1854).
representation theory, relating Galois groups of number elds and their ... The theorem can then be understood in terms of the ... Methodological implications for mathematics: fundamental physics will remain an ongoing inspiration for new deep mathematical ideas.
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