As the mathematician Clifford Taubes noted, “Physics is the study of the world, while mathematics is the study of all possible worlds.” Thus, mathematics unveils the infinite possibilities; physics pinpoints the few that structure our universe and our existence.

— Ivars Peterson The Mathematical Tourist: New and Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics (1998)

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