Is mathematics incapable of describing physics in its entirety?

[dom_quixote]

This Physics Problem is Unsolvable



This is the question presented in Sabine Hossenfelder's video. What would be the consequences of this statement?

 

[sophiecentaur]

This should not be upsetting anyone. Maths is only ever a model. For instance, there are many integrals which do not have an analytic solution but that doesn't mean anything special; the numerical solution will still tell you the levels of FM sidebands.

I found the title "Maths Fail" a bit annoying, as if 'they got it wrong again'. It's more like a gauche social medium posting, along the lines of "Einstein got it wrong".

 

[Motore]

FYI this is the paper she references:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02600

 

[DrClaude]

I found the title "Maths Fail" a bit annoying, as if 'they got it wrong again'.

A video by Sabine Hossenfelder with a ragebate title? Color me surprised!

 

[PeroK]

Is YouTube incapable of describing physics in its entirety?!

 

[sophiecentaur]

FYI this is the paper she references:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02600

I can't see a "fail" in that abstract. I looks to me like a bit of clever maths which I would probably find interesting if my Maths could tackle it. B ut does it actually link to any Physical situation?

video by Sabine Hossenfelder with a ragebate title?

I hadn't bumped into her till now. She appears all over PFA, I see.

 

[gmax137]

What would be the consequences of this statement?

Did you watch the video? Did you see the part where she says what the consequences would be?

 

[DaveC426913]

If mathematics were capable of describing physics completely, I'd think that would put a lot of computational physicists out of work.

 

[dom_quixote]

Did you watch the video? Did you see the part where she says what the consequences would be?

Yes, I watched the video. Since I found it interesting, I posted it here on PF to expand my knowledge.