This wired article is amazing!
“a lot of physicists are better mathematicians than mathematicians. They also teach coding well. They’re better computer scientists than most computer scientists.”
(They’re also better statisticians than statisticians.
)https://wired.trib.al/IvWQkYM
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By the way, I did my PhD on rigorous foundations of quantum field theory. I didn't make much progress in my thesis, but I learned a lot and helped my advisor write a book: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/bsz.html … 'Twas worthwhile. Then I did other stuff.
that's awesome! i didn't know that .. gonna have to give it a read
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Warning: you're gonna find your knowledge of real analysis and functional analysis severely tested. Segal did not pull any punches. Also, this book was written before I learned how to write. It's full of great stuff, but it's not easy to read.
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sounds like i'm gonna have to dust off my copy of Rudin & co.
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