“For math to thrive, it has to connect to nature. There is no other way.” — Van Vu
-
I think math can diverge from application for only so long before it becomes self-absorbed and isolated. It may develop independently for decades, but eventually it feeds back into application and draws inspiration from application, or it withers.
interesting .. i'll have to think about that more .. i read "thrive" as "thrive at some point for a reasonably long time t" .. i believe you're reading is somewhere closer to meaning "thrive and continue to thrive for a time T>>t"
-
-
In the topology example, the subject went off on its own and created its foundations. That's great. But topology really got interesting when physicists drew from it and contributed back to it.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.