The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.¶
Wigner, E. P. (1960). The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, 1-14.
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- Cross-Boundary Subsidy
- Knowledge ecosystems: foundational disciplines subsidising applied ones whose problems outrun their in-discipline productivity (mathematics to physics, statistics to empirical social science); the recipient research agenda is shaped by donor capacity.
This sourceDocuments that pure mathematical concepts, developed independently of physics, repeatedly find application there — the canonical statement of a foundational discipline (mathematics) subsidising an applied one (physics) whose problems outrun its in-discipline production.
- Knowledge ecosystems: foundational disciplines subsidising applied ones whose problems outrun their in-discipline productivity (mathematics to physics, statistics to empirical social science); the recipient research agenda is shaped by donor capacity.
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