Wigner's ``Unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics, revisited

DOI10.1007/s10701-011-9587-7zbMath1238.81006OpenAlexW2076556929MaRDI QIDQ409279

Roland Omnès

Publication date: 12 April 2012

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-011-9587-7

zbMATH Keywords

laws of naturemathematics and physicsWigner

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

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