[ExI] The "Unreasonable" Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences

Stathis Papaioannou stathisp at gmail.com
Fri Sep 26 11:56:57 UTC 2008


2008/9/26 Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com>:
> At 09:29 PM 9/25/2008 +1000, Stathis wrote:
>
>> So if the universe suddenly disappeared, does that mean 17 would no
>> longer be prime?
>
> I should have thought it means 17 would no longer be.

How much of the universe would have to go in order to eliminate 17?
For example, would there be a 17 if there were only 16 electrons and
nothing else? One electron? Empty space?


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Stathis Papaioannou



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