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The Graph is a paragraph from Edward Witten's paper [https://cds.cern.ch/record/181783/files/cer-000093203.pdf Physics and Geometry], at the bottom of page 20: | The Graph is a paragraph from Edward Witten's paper [https://cds.cern.ch/record/181783/files/cer-000093203.pdf Physics and Geometry], at the bottom of page 20. In language it concisely encodes the mathematical structure of reality: | ||
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If one wants to summarize our knowledge of physics in the briefest possible terms, there are three really fundamental observations: | If one wants to summarize our knowledge of physics in the briefest possible terms, there are three really fundamental observations: | ||
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The Tome is ''[[The Road to Reality]]'' by [[Sir Roger Penrose]], which contains a comprehensive account of the physical universe, as it was understood around 2007. | The Tome is ''[[The Road to Reality]]'' by [[Sir Roger Penrose]], which contains a comprehensive account of the physical universe, as it was understood around 2007, in 34 chapters spread over 1000 pages with diagrams and equations. For the information contained in the [[Graph, Wall, Tome#Graph|Graph]] and the [[Graph, Wall, Tome#Wall|Wall]], this book provides intuition. | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/Road-Reality-Complete-Guide-Universe/dp/0679776311 Road to Reality by Roger Penrose on Amazon] | * [https://www.amazon.com/Road-Reality-Complete-Guide-Universe/dp/0679776311 Road to Reality by Roger Penrose on Amazon] | ||