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The Empirical Metamathematics of Euclid and Beyond
Computational Essay Stephen Wolfram Computational Essay Stephen Wolfram

The Empirical Metamathematics of Euclid and Beyond

Stephen Wolfram

One of the many surprising things about our Wolfram Physics Project is that it seems to have implications even beyond physics. In our effort to develop a fundamental theory of physics it seems as if the tower of ideas and formalism that we’ve ended up inventing are actually quite general, and potentially applicable to all sorts of areas. One area about which I’ve been particularly excited of late is metamathematics—where it’s looking as if it may be possible to use our formalism to make what might be thought of as a “bulk theory of metamathematics”.

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