Essay Abstract

Humans, from the beginning, have been trying to explain each phenomenon in the universe in the form of theories. We discovered Classical physics, Relativistic physics, Quantum Mechanics and several mysteries of the universe. Moreover, we are searching for something that unites every law of universe i.e. Theory Of everything (TOE). But what is it that we have really found between all these years and efforts? Isn't it the mathematics and the patterns that we have actually developed? Indeed, yes! In this essay, I am going to discuss how our whole universe (Or multiverse), from tiny atoms to huge galaxies, depends on mathematics and numbers for its foundation and operation. The essay will discuss the strength of mathematics and patterns along with the breakthrough achieved with the help of these patterns. The essay will also try to show the relationship between several fields of science with the mathematics and numbers ultimately concluding that "Mathematics is fundamental". The essay focuses on clarifying the physical laws and phenomena in the universe through mathematical perspective.

Author Bio

I am a high school student and an independent researcher from Nepal who is very enthusiastic in physics and mathematics. Last year, I submitted an essay named "Our Numerical Universe" which was still in top hundred among more than 200 essays. I participated to International Mathematics Olympiad from my country and am currently working on my own thesis. I look forward for your suggestions in the essay.

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Dear Ajay Pokhrel,

Nature produced one single unified VISIBLE infinite surface occurring eternally in one single dimension that am always illuminated by mostly finite non-surface light millions of years before humanly contrived finite mathematical information ever became evident on earth.

Joe Fisher, Realist.

    Hello Joe Fisher,

    Thank you for your comment.

    I clearly understand that your thought is that the universe and its dimensions were created millions of years ago before the development of mathematics. I support your statement but what I meant by the essay is that our universe, even it was formed a long time ago, was formed with a pattern and exist as a pattern; a pattern of mathematics and numbers; a pattern of sequence and formulae, which concludes the fact that our universe might have mathematics as basis for its existence.

    Kind regards

    Ajay

    Dear Ajay,

    I liked your Essay. You have pretty mature way of arguing about your point of view. I have also submitted my Essay in this context - wherein I have concluded Nature is too complex- and we human have a long way to go.

    with regards

    Brajesh Mishra

      Hello Brajesh,

      Thank you for taking your valuable time to go through my essay.

      I look forward to reading your essay.

      Regards

      Ajay

      Dear Ajay,

      I think FQXi.org might be trying to find out if there could be a Natural fundamental. I am surprised that so many of the contest's entrants do not appear to know what am fundamental to science, or mathematics, or quantum histrionics.

      Joe Fisher, Realist

      Dear Ajay,

      In your approach, I miss the efforts of Garrett Birkhoff and John von Neumann to establish a fundament that emerges into a suitable modeling platform. In their 1936 paper, they introduced a relational structure that they called quantum logic and that mathematicians call an orthomodular lattice. It automatically emerges into a separable Hilbert space, which also introduces a selected set of number systems into the modeling platform. Hilbert spaces can only cope with division rings and separable Hilbert spaces can store discrete values but no continuums. Each infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space owns a unique non-separable Hilbert space that embeds its separable partner. In this way, the structure and the functionality of the platform grow in a restricted way. After a few steps a very powerful and flexible modeling platform evolves. This model acts as a repository for dynamic geometric data that fit in quaternionic eigenvalues of dedicated operators. The non-separable part of the model can archive continuums that are defined by quaternionic functions.

      In other words, the foundation that was discovered by Birkhoff and von Neumann delivers a base model that can offer the basement of well-founded theories and that puts restrictions on the dimensions which universe can claim.

      Multiple Hilbert spaces can share the same underlying vector space and form a set of platforms that float on a background platform. On those platforms can live objects that hop around in a stochastic hopping path. This adds dynamics to the model.

      The orthomodular lattice acts like a seed from which a certain kind of plant grows. Here the seed turns into the physical reality that we perceive.

      The Wikiversity Hilbert Book Model Project investigates this approach.

      https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Hilbert_Book_Model_

      Project

      http://vixra.org/author/j_a_j_van_leunen contains documents that treat some highlights of the project.

      Hello Ajay,

      This is an excellent effort on your part. You argue your point very well.

      While I do not think that Math is fundamental, many respected people do. They think of it as existing in the Platonic realm. I will concede that I think Math is the fundamental language of the universe. I also think that we will eventually have a one-to-one correspondence between Physics and Math.

      Your youthful enthusiasm shines through much of your essay. Well done and good luck with your continued studies.

      Best Regards,

      Gary Simpson

        Hello Gary,

        Thank you for reading my essay and commenting.

        Well, thoughts differ from people to people. But I do respect your thoughts and indeed admire your essay.

        Best Regards

        Ajay Pokharel

        8 days later

        Dear Ajay Pokhrel,

        a very good work, thank you for sharing, it was pleasurable to read - congratulations also being so young and yet insightful.

        I'll be now a little provocative. You write that

        > Mathematics聽cannot聽be聽derived聽from聽anything

        but we learn mathematics through natural language (and gestures and so on), so couldn't it be this praxis even more fundamental?

        Bests and good luck!

        Francesco D'Isa

          Chi Ajay Pokhrel...

          You discussed nicely... "I am going to discuss how our whole universe (Or multiverse), from tiny atoms to huge galaxies, depends on mathematics and numbers for its foundation and operation." Now try these concepts of Dynamic Universe Model also.... Try to understand it ask me questions, I will guide you...dear Ajay Pokhrel, best wishes for your theory.....

          ............. very nice essay.... I highly appreciate your essay and hope for reciprocity ....You may please spend some of the valuable time on Dynamic Universe Model also and give your some of the valuable & esteemed guidance

          Some of the Main foundational points of Dynamic Universe Model :

          -No Isotropy

          -No Homogeneity

          -No Space-time continuum

          -Non-uniform density of matter, universe is lumpy

          -No singularities

          -No collisions between bodies

          -No blackholes

          -No warm holes

          -No Bigbang

          -No repulsion between distant Galaxies

          -Non-empty Universe

          -No imaginary or negative time axis

          -No imaginary X, Y, Z axes

          -No differential and Integral Equations mathematically

          -No General Relativity and Model does not reduce to GR on any condition

          -No Creation of matter like Bigbang or steady-state models

          -No many mini Bigbangs

          -No Missing Mass / Dark matter

          -No Dark energy

          -No Bigbang generated CMB detected

          -No Multi-verses

          Here:

          -Accelerating Expanding universe with 33% Blue shifted Galaxies

          -Newton's Gravitation law works everywhere in the same way

          -All bodies dynamically moving

          -All bodies move in dynamic Equilibrium

          -Closed universe model no light or bodies will go away from universe

          -Single Universe no baby universes

          -Time is linear as observed on earth, moving forward only

          -Independent x,y,z coordinate axes and Time axis no interdependencies between axes..

          -UGF (Universal Gravitational Force) calculated on every point-mass

          -Tensors (Linear) used for giving UNIQUE solutions for each time step

          -Uses everyday physics as achievable by engineering

          -21000 linear equations are used in an Excel sheet

          -Computerized calculations uses 16 decimal digit accuracy

          -Data mining and data warehousing techniques are used for data extraction from large amounts of data.

          - Many predictions of Dynamic Universe Model came true....Have a look at

          http://vaksdynamicuniversemodel.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_15.html

          I request you to please have a look at my essay also, and give some of your esteemed criticism for your information........

          Dynamic Universe Model says that the energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation passing grazingly near any gravitating mass changes its in frequency and finally will convert into neutrinos (mass). We all know that there is no experiment or quest in this direction. Energy conversion happens from mass to energy with the famous E=mC2, the other side of this conversion was not thought off. This is a new fundamental prediction by Dynamic Universe Model, a foundational quest in the area of Astrophysics and Cosmology.

          In accordance with Dynamic Universe Model frequency shift happens on both the sides of spectrum when any electromagnetic radiation passes grazingly near gravitating mass. With this new verification, we will open a new frontier that will unlock a way for formation of the basis for continual Nucleosynthesis (continuous formation of elements) in our Universe. Amount of frequency shift will depend on relative velocity difference. All the papers of author can be downloaded from "http://vaksdynamicuniversemodel.blogspot.in/ "

          I request you to please post your reply in my essay also, so that I can get an intimation that you replied

          Best

          =snp

            Dear Ajay,

            I've read with interest your Essay. I do understand that there is a strong consensus around the fact the mathematics is fundamental, but I've missed if this is because you can't do without to handle physics, or if it is believed to express some "intrinsic" property of Nature. If you refer to the second, I would suggest to reconsider this position. If you take for instance the work of D'Ariano (see just to make an example: http://www.qubit.it/research/publications/quant-ph0612162.pdf but you may find many other references), mathematical structure is obtained as a consequence of information-related principles, which is a very different - and alternative - vision.

            Anyway, congratulations for your work.

            E.

              Hello Francesco,

              Thank you for reading and commenting on my essay.

              To answer your question, I have already written something in my essay itself that mathematics is from the beginning and we are on the way to discover more things due to mathematics. I believe that mathematics cannot be derived and the natural language we used to discover numbers and patterns show that we are only discovering something that is already in existence.

              Thank you

              Best

              Ajay Pokharel

              Hello Mr Gupta,

              Thank you for your valuable time on reading and commenting on my essay.

              I will indeed have a look at your essay.

              Best

              Ajay Pokharel

              Hello Enrico,

              Thank you for your comment.

              I will look at the paper and try to gain the knowledge.

              Best Regards

              Ajay Pokharel

              Hello Everyone,

              Thank you for taking your time to read my essay.

              As you can see that I am still a high school student and moving ahead with my passion for mathematics and physics, I would like all of you to criticise, suggest and give me ways to improve my essay.

              You can vote whatever rate you think is suitable.

              Kind Regards

              Ajay Pokharel

              I understand your point, mine is that also mathematics has a relational nature, as I've written in my text. All the best, I enjoyed reading you!

              Francesco

              Hi Ajay,

              I would say that: Mathematical patterns exist and we discover them via language and a specialized symbolism. And they could be fundamental, and incomplete.

              This is just a quibble. Your essay is super!

              Do visit the essay of George Gantz and start a conversation with him. Do not be put off by the title of his essay. Read it, particularly the mathematics part.

              You have a great future.

              All the best,

              Don Limuti

              PS I believe calculus has been used beyond its usefulness. If interested see my website: digitalwavetheory.com

                Hi Ajay

                For a high school student your work is very well written and structured so that it is easy to understand.

                I like how you connect your ideas and concepts. Though I think language itself is more fundamental than maths, it was an enjoyable read.

                If maths is all then how do "numbers" become "flesh and blood" and the world we comprehend around, about and is us; and also how do you connect the purely maths with the purely physical. Maths has nothing that appears physical involved in it's construction yet it claims to be able to describe our reality.

                Have you thought how a world without number or numbers would appear and then compare that with our world -- then you could really show if our world is fundamentally maths or not!

                  Hello Don,

                  Thank you for reading and commenting on my essay.

                  I will visit essay of George and comment there as well.

                  Your website is awesome!

                  Best

                  Ajay