God And The Mathematics Of Infinity

Author : H. Chris Ransford
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783838270197

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God and the Mathematics of Infinity by H. Chris Ransford Pdf

Drawing on the science and mathematics of infinity, H. Chris Ransford analyzes the traditional concept of godhood and reaches surprising conclusions. He addresses humankind's abiding core debate on the meaning of spirituality and God. Using mathematics, he explores key questions within this debate: for instance, why does evil exist if there is a God? The book fastidiously does not take sides nor proffers opinions, it only follows allowable mathematics wherever it leads. By doing so, it makes a major contribution to an understanding of the nature of reality.

Author : Loren Graham,Jean-Michel Kantor
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674032934

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Naming Infinity by Loren Graham,Jean-Michel Kantor Pdf

In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Athos, Greece, to haul off monks engaged in a dangerously heretical practice known as Name Worshipping. Exiled to remote Russian outposts, the monks and their mystical movement went underground. Ultimately, they came across Russian intellectuals who embraced Name Worshipping—and who would achieve one of the biggest mathematical breakthroughs of the twentieth century, going beyond recent French achievements. Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor take us on an exciting mathematical mystery tour as they unravel a bizarre tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. At the core of this book is the contest between French and Russian mathematicians who sought new answers to one of the oldest puzzles in math: the nature of infinity. The French school chased rationalist solutions. The Russian mathematicians, notably Dmitri Egorov and Nikolai Luzin—who founded the famous Moscow School of Mathematics—were inspired by mystical insights attained during Name Worshipping. Their religious practice appears to have opened to them visions into the infinite—and led to the founding of descriptive set theory. The men and women of the leading French and Russian mathematical schools are central characters in this absorbing tale that could not be told until now. Naming Infinity is a poignant human interest story that raises provocative questions about science and religion, intuition and creativity.

Author : James A. Lindsay
Publisher : Onus Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-05
Category : Atheism
ISBN : 0956694896

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Dot, Dot, Dot by James A. Lindsay Pdf

Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly if he has infinite properties. This book is about math. It is about God. It is about stressing the importance of not confusing these two ideas with reality. Never the twain shall meet. "A short and engaging read on the meeting of two huge ideas, infinity and God, that leaves us seeing both as abstract ideas that may have nothing to do with reality. Honest and accessible, Dot, Dot, Dot is a great little book to stretch your thinking." - Peter Boghossian, author of A Manual for Creating Atheists "Timely, important and very readable, this book pulls the rug from under theists' feet." - Jonathan MS Pearce, The Little Book of Unholy Questions "Read this to avoid making any more cardinal sins and learn how much math is an amazing human endeavor." - Aaron Adair, PhD, The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View

Author : Mirosław Szatkowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110594164

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God, Time, Infinity by Mirosław Szatkowski Pdf

The issues of the nature and existence of God, time and infinity, respectively, and how they relate to each other, are some of the most complicated problems of metaphysics.This volume presents contributions of thirteen internationally renowned scholars who deal with various aspects of these complex issues. The contributions were presented and discussed during the international conference: God, Time, Infinity held in Warsaw, September 22—24, 2015.

Author : Amir D. Aczel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780743422994

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The Mystery of the Aleph by Amir D. Aczel Pdf

A compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician.

Author : Vern S. Poythress
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781433541131

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Redeeming Mathematics by Vern S. Poythress Pdf

What does Christianity have to do with the study of mathematics? Prolific writer and scholar Vern Poythress offers a startling answer to this perplexing question: everything. This groundbreaking book argues that the harmony of abstract mathematical truths, the physical world of things, and the personal world of our thinking depends on the existence of the Christian God. With advanced degrees in mathematics and New Testament studies, Poythress shows that these distinct “perspectives” on mathematics cohere because all three find their origin in God’s consistent character and nature. Whether it’s simple addition and subtraction or more complex mathematical concepts such as set theory and the nature of infinity, this comprehensive book lays a theistic foundation for all mathematical inquiry.

Author : Terry Mandzy
Publisher : Essence Pub
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1553066693

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Infinity God & Relativity Theory by Terry Mandzy Pdf

This book gives an understanding of how fundamental errors came to be in the current concepts of inifinitely large numbers and infinitesimally small points. You will see how those errors and other problems disappear when the concepts are redeveloped using a detailed understanding of how the finite realm transitions to the realms of the infinitely large and infinitesimally small. See how a similar approach in physics permits the possibility of a supreme being or "God." See how physicists appear to have made errors regarding light-speed, time and distance -errors that lay at the very foundation of Relativity Theory. Terry Mandzy graduated from Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto with some schooling in physics. In 1998, after twenty-nine years of industrial process-related activity, he retired with, amongst many other objectives, the intention of exploring physics again and of enlightening mathematicians about infinity. An analytical person, Terry first disputed the conventional understanding of infinity and infintesimal points when in his teens at Jarvis Collegiate in 1954. He has since periodically contemplated those topics along with considerations related to the unending subdivision of matter. This book is the culmination of those contemplations and of his first return venture with physics.

Author : Terry Mandzy
Publisher : Belleville, Ont. : Epic Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Geometry, Infinitesimal
ISBN : 1553066677

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Infinity, God and Relativity Theory by Terry Mandzy Pdf

This book gives an understanding of how fundamental errors came to be in the current concepts of inifinitely large numbers and infinitesimally small points. You will see how those errors and other problems disappear when the concepts are redeveloped using a detailed understanding of how the finite realm transitions to the realms of the infinitely large and infinitesimally small. See how a similar approach in physics permits the possibility of a supreme being or God. See how physicists appear to have made errors regarding light-speed, time and distance errors that lay at the very foundation of Relativity Theory. Terry Mandzy graduated from Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto with some schooling in physics. In 1998, after twenty-nine years of industrial process-related activity, he retired with, amongst many other objectives, the intention of exploring physics again and of enlightening mathematicians about infinity. An analytical person, Terry first disputed the conventional understanding of infinity and infintesimal points when in his teens at Jarvis Collegiate in 1954. He has since periodically contemplated those topics along with considerations related to the unending subdivision of matter. This book is the culmination of those contemplations and of his first return venture with physics.

Author : Mirosław Szatkowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110592030

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God, Time, Infinity by Mirosław Szatkowski Pdf

The issues of the nature and existence of God, time and infinity, respectively, and how they relate to each other, are some of the most complicated problems of metaphysics.This volume presents contributions of thirteen internationally renowned scholars who deal with various aspects of these complex issues. The contributions were presented and discussed during the international conference: God, Time, Infinity held in Warsaw, September 22—24, 2015.

Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 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 : Ruth Scheps,Marie-Christine Maurel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781786306814

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Mathematics in the Visual Arts by Ruth Scheps,Marie-Christine Maurel Pdf

Art and science are not separate universes. This book explores this claim by showing how mathematics, geometry and numerical approaches contribute to the construction of works of art. This applies not only to modern visual artists but also to important artists of the past. To illustrate this, this book studies Leonardo da Vinci, who was both an engineer and a painter, and whose paintings can be perfectly modeled using simple geometric curves. The world gains intelligibility through elegant mathematical frameworks – from the projective spaces of painting to the most complex phase spaces of theoretical physics. A living example of this interdisciplinarity would be the sculptures of Jean Letourneur, a specialist in both chaos sciences and carving, as evidenced in his stonework. This book also exemplifies the geometry and life of forms through contemporary works of art – including fractal art – which have never before been represented in this type of work.

Author : Michael Guillen
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0874773458

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Bridges to Infinity by Michael Guillen Pdf

This book is an endlessly fascinating journey through a mathematician's looking glass.

Author : Fiona Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Fractions
ISBN : 1925515613

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Contemplating Infinity by Fiona Smith Pdf

Author : Russell Howell,James Bradley
Publisher : HarperOne
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0062024477

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Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith by Russell Howell,James Bradley Pdf

Mathematics from a Christian perspective With respect for the history and ever-changing applications of mathematical principles, James Bradley and Russell Howell, along with a team of fellow scholars, invite readers to consider the rich intersection of mathematics and Christian belief. Citizens of the twenty-first century generally believe that mathematics is all about numbers and formulas, with no religious significance— an attitude that belies the faith-based work of thinkers from Plato to Newton. It is time to reawaken our sensitivity to the vital spiritual matters raised by the study of mathematics, a discipline that demands profound thought and helps us understand the beauty and the order of our physical world. Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith explores questions such as: What is the relationship between chance and divine providence? Do concepts like infinity point beyond themselves to a higher reality? Is mathematics discovered or invented, and why is it effective in the sciences? This comprehensive work, one in a series of cosponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, is designed to help students and teachers understand how mathematics has evolved and how the interplay of mathematics and Christian belief can enrich the study of both.

Author : Michael Heller,W. Hugh Woodin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781139495561

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Infinity by Michael Heller,W. Hugh Woodin Pdf

This interdisciplinary study of infinity explores the concept through the prism of mathematics and then offers more expansive investigations in areas beyond mathematical boundaries to reflect the broader, deeper implications of infinity for human intellectual thought. More than a dozen world-renowned researchers in the fields of mathematics, physics, cosmology, philosophy and theology offer a rich intellectual exchange among various current viewpoints, rather than displaying a static picture of accepted views on infinity. The book starts with a historical examination of the transformation of infinity from a philosophical and theological study to one dominated by mathematics. It then offers technical discussions on the understanding of mathematical infinity. Following this, the book considers the perspectives of physics and cosmology: can infinity be found in the real universe? Finally, the book returns to questions of philosophical and theological aspects of infinity.