I explain the philosophy behind these images in the following essay:

Equations that demand beauty Equations that demand beauty

Green discovered techniques to solve a type of equation that humanity was only then starting to encounter, but which we seem to find in increasingly exotic form each time we improve our theory of nature. Equations telling us not how physical systems evolve with time, but rather what systems are allowed to exist in the first place. A class that becomes more load-bearing the higher you climb, until you reach the highest known peak, quantum gravity, where this type of equation is the only one left—time itself seemingly gone. Equations that lead you to the question:

Is it impossible for the universe not to be filled with beauty?

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