Equations From God

Author : Daniel J. Cohen
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780801891861

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Equations from God by Daniel J. Cohen Pdf

This illuminating history explores the complex relationship between mathematics, religious belief, and Victorian culture. Throughout history, application rather than abstraction has been the prominent driving force in mathematics. From the compass and sextant to partial differential equations, mathematical advances were spurred by the desire for better navigation tools, weaponry, and construction methods. But the religious upheaval in Victorian England and the fledgling United States opened the way for the rediscovery of pure mathematics, a tradition rooted in Ancient Greece. In Equations from God, Daniel J. Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies.

Author : Michio Kaku
Publisher : Susma Singh
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The God of Equation by Michio Kaku Pdf

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Author : Corey Powell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780684863498

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God in the Equation by Corey Powell Pdf

Identifies the impact of Einstein's theories of relativity on the history of religion, citing his self-rejected invention of Lambda to cite God's metaphysical role in the universe and considering such topics as dark energy and dark matter.

Author : Martin Aigner,Günter M. Ziegler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662223437

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Proofs from THE BOOK by Martin Aigner,Günter M. Ziegler Pdf

According to the great mathematician Paul Erdös, God maintains perfect mathematical proofs in The Book. This book presents the authors candidates for such "perfect proofs," those which contain brilliant ideas, clever connections, and wonderful observations, bringing new insight and surprising perspectives to problems from number theory, geometry, analysis, combinatorics, and graph theory. As a result, this book will be fun reading for anyone with an interest in mathematics.

Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781416594437

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Is God a Mathematician? by Mario Livio Pdf

Bestselling author and astrophysicist Mario Livio examines the lives and theories of history’s greatest mathematicians to ask how—if mathematics is an abstract construction of the human mind—it can so perfectly explain the physical world. Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner once wondered about “the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics” in the formulation of the laws of nature. Is God a Mathematician? investigates why mathematics is as powerful as it is. From ancient times to the present, scientists and philosophers have marveled at how such a seemingly abstract discipline could so perfectly explain the natural world. More than that—mathematics has often made predictions, for example, about subatomic particles or cosmic phenomena that were unknown at the time, but later were proven to be true. Is mathematics ultimately invented or discovered? If, as Einstein insisted, mathematics is “a product of human thought that is independent of experience,” how can it so accurately describe and even predict the world around us? Physicist and author Mario Livio brilliantly explores mathematical ideas from Pythagoras to the present day as he shows us how intriguing questions and ingenious answers have led to ever deeper insights into our world. This fascinating book will interest anyone curious about the human mind, the scientific world, and the relationship between them.

Author : Daniel Jared Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1435692551

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Equations from God by Daniel Jared Cohen Pdf

Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity.

Author : Daniel J. Cohen
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0801885531

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Equations from God by Daniel J. Cohen Pdf

Throughout history, application rather than abstraction has been the prominent driving force in mathematics. From the compass and sextant to partial differential equations, mathematical advances were spurred by the desire for better navigation tools, weaponry, and construction methods. But the religious upheaval in Victorian England and the fledgling United States opened the way for the rediscovery of pure mathematics, a tradition rooted in Ancient Greece. In Equations from God, Daniel J. Cohen captures the origins of the rebirth of abstract mathematics in the intellectual quest to rise above common existence and touch the mind of the deity. Using an array of published and private sources, Cohen shows how philosophers and mathematicians seized upon the beautiful simplicity inherent in mathematical laws to reconnect with the divine and traces the route by which the divinely inspired mathematics of the Victorian era begot later secular philosophies.

Author : Robert P. Crease
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393345766

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The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg by Robert P. Crease Pdf

"Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place." —Publishers Weekly While we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in "Eureka!" moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history’s greatest equations, from the "first equation," 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay behind its discovery, and what the equation says about the nature of our world.

Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997-06-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780141928074

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Does God Play Dice? by Ian Stewart Pdf

Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This revised edition of Does God Play Dice? takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. With a new preface and three completely new chapters, it includes the latest practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers. All this provides a fascinating new answer to Einstien's question which provided the title of this book.

Author : David Stipp
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780465093786

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A Most Elegant Equation by David Stipp Pdf

An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbers Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an astonishing revelation of hidden connections. It ties together everything from basic arithmetic to compound interest, the circumference of a circle, trigonometry, calculus, and even infinity. In David Stipp's hands, Euler's identity formula becomes a contemplative stroll through the glories of mathematics. The result is an ode to this magical field.

Author : Amir D. Aczel
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : 0749921447

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God's Equation by Amir D. Aczel Pdf

Dealing with cosmology, this book reveals astronomical observations that indicate the presence of a previously unknown force in the universe. It explains, in accessible terms, Einstein's theories and his development of the cosmological constant.

Author : Peter Woit
Publisher : Random House
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781446443019

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Not Even Wrong by Peter Woit Pdf

Not Even Wrong is a fascinating exploration of our attempts to come to grips with perhaps the most intellectually demanding puzzle of all: how does the universe work at its most fundamnetal level? The book begins with an historical survey of the experimental and theoretical developments that led to the creation of the phenomenally successful 'Standard Model' of particle physics around 1975. Despite its successes, the Standard Model does not answer all the key questions and physicists continuing search for answers led to the development of superstring theory. However, after twenty years, superstring theory has failed to advance beyond the Standard Model. The absence of experimental evidence is at the core of this controversial situation which means that it is impossible to prove that superstring theory is either right or wrong. To date, only the arguments of the theory's advocates have received much publicity. Not Even Wrong provides readers with another side of the story.

Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781782834014

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Do Dice Play God? by Ian Stewart Pdf

Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future - the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child - even quantities we think that we know such as populations or the transit of the planets contain the possibility of error. It's no wonder that, throughout that history, we have attempted to produce rigidly defined areas of uncertainty - we prefer the surprise party to the surprise asteroid. We began our quest to make certain an uncertain world by reading omens in livers, tea leaves, and the stars. However, over the centuries, driven by curiosity, competition, and a desire be better gamblers, pioneering mathematicians and scientists began to reduce wild uncertainties to tame distributions of probability and statistical inferences. But, even as unknown unknowns became known unknowns, our pessimism made us believe that some problems were unsolvable and our intuition misled us. Worse, as we realized how omnipresent and varied uncertainty is, we encountered chaos, quantum mechanics, and the limitations of our predictive power. Bestselling author Professor Ian Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty. Touching on gambling, probability, statistics, financial and weather forecasts, censuses, medical studies, chaos, quantum physics, and climate, he makes one thing clear: a reasonable probability is the only certainty.

Author : Harold J. Morowitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195173314

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The Emergence of Everything by Harold J. Morowitz Pdf

A leading scientist in the study of complexity offers a tour of the universe that highlights twenty-eight moments of emergenceùsignificant events that transcended their own causesùcovering such developments as the birth of the elements, the appearance of the solar system, and the invention of technology. (Science & Mathematics)

Author : Herman Wouk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1627159738

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The Language God Talks by Herman Wouk Pdf