Roger Penrose
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Sir Roger Penrose. (1931 - ). English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and University College London.
Noteworthy
- Nobel Prize.
- Black holes
- Geometry of spacetime
- Penrose interpretation of quantum mechanics
- Penrose tiling
- Penrose triangle
- Penrose stairs
- Orch-OR
- Penrose–Lucas argument
- Conformal cyclic cosmology
- Three Worlds/Realms
Ideas
Three Worlds/Realms
- See https://hrstraub.ch/en/the-theory-of-the-three-worlds-penrose/.
- Three Realms:
- Diagram:
- Platonic world. The world of ideas. Mathematics, for example, is completely located in the Platonic world.
- Physical world. The real, physical world with things that are in a specific place at a specific time.
- Mental world. Our subjective perceptions without which we would not be able to recognise the other worlds, but also our thoughts and ideas as we experience them.
- Circular Relationships:
- Platonic → physical: Behind physics, there is mathematics. Physics is inconceivable without higher mathematics. Evidently, the physical world complies with mathematical laws with a staggeringly accurate precision. Is the real world therefore determined by mathematics?
- Physical → mental: My brain is part of the physical world. According to common understanding, the neurons of the brain tissue determine my brain performance with their electric switches.
- Mental → Platonic: Great thinkers are capable of formulating the laws of mathematics in their thoughts (mental world); these laws “come into being” in their heads.
- Diagram:
Quotations
See Also
Image
Professor Sir Roger Penrose (2011)
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