On the Relation between Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Scientific Inquiry

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Abstract

In this article, we will shortly review a few old thoughts and recent thoughts on the relation between Mathematics and the Natural Sciences. Of course, the classic references to this open problem will include Wigner's paper (1964); a more recent review article is Darvas (2008). But it appears that this issue is partly on the domain of natural philosophy and also philosophy of inquiry. Therefore we will begin with a review on some known thoughts of Kant, Bacon, Popper, etc. Our hope here is to find out clues to reveal the hidden structure of Nature, just as what Planck did a century ago.

Authors

  • Dale Igram

    Cornell University, Air Force Research Labs, The Center for Photochemical Sciences and Department of Physics, BGSU, Department of Physics, BGSU, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Miami University, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz, Germany, Martin-Luther-Universitat, Halle, Germany, The Ohio State University, Department of Physics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA, Ohio Northern University, The Ohio State University, Department of Physics, Columbus, OH 43210, Sciprint.org, Ball State University, Department of Physics and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802

  • Florentin Smarandache

    University of New Mexico