Can mathematics get from other sciences what it got from physics?
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Throughout history, physics has been an unparalleled source of '' inspiration'' for discovering/inventing mathematical ideas, which is due to its ability to describe the physical world. But can this connection be made as profoundly with other fields of science like biology? Can other fields deepen our understanding of mathematics and generate new discoveries/inventions in it? Has this already happened? How so?
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edited Jan 8 '15 at 23:46
Daniel Faust Montana
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