Have you ever thought about infinity? If so, you were not the only one.
In the 1920s, German mathematician David Hilbert developed a thought experiment called an infinite hotel and you will know more about it from this TED animation.
Please, watch the video and answer my two short questions.
1. What is your opinion about this TED video?
2. Do you know any other thought experiment with infinity?
In the 1920s, German mathematician David Hilbert developed a thought experiment called an infinite hotel and you will know more about it from this TED animation.
Please, watch the video and answer my two short questions.
1. What is your opinion about this TED video?
2. Do you know any other thought experiment with infinity?
Comments
I don't. Was never interested in thought experiments in field of mathematics. More in general science. Like guy on bicycle going as fast as speed of light having flash light attached to the front of his bicycle.
But, honestly, what is a practical usage of those experiments and concepts?
Also it can give a lot of meme material.
I feel sorry for this poor maid, she will have to take care of all those rooms.
2. Do you know any other thought experiment with infinity?
No, I do not know any associated with the infinity, but I do know one which is quite interesting, it is Schrödinger's cat thought experiment - you should definitely check that one.
No, I, unfortunately, don't know any other puzzles surrounding infinity. But I found one very interesting and it's called "Gabriel’s Horn And The Painter’s Paradox" which also presents a very interesting "twist" to the whole solution of the problem.
I like to watch videos on different theories or paradoxes.
2. Do you know any other thought experiment with infinity?
Infinite monkey theorem.
The basic idea is that an infinite number of active forces and infinite time will randomly create everything. The theorem is one of the best ways to demonstrate the nature of infinity.
Something similar to the experiment with infinity could be the coastline paradox. You can't define the length of coastline, because of its shape. If you try to use fractals, you will receive an infinite amount of fractured numbers. Thus, the coastline could have an infinite length.
I've seen some youtube playlist with some kind of Asian mathematics working in USA, but I can not remember name of it :(
The video was an interesting piece of study, and showed a very simple and interesting definition of the concept of infinity in math with hotel examples.
We can explain the same example by train and train passengers. For example, the infinite passenger enters a train that has an infinity chair and there is always an empty seat for new passengers.
But one of the real examples of the infinite concept may be the placement of two mirrors in front of each other and the placement of an object between them and the reflection of the image of the object in two mirrors and the creation of the infinite
images.
No, I do not know of any such experiments. But if you count infinity, then it is likely that infinity is not the limit;)
What an interesting video. The concept of infinity itself is well explained in this video. The difference between countable infinity and real number infinity is awesome. The problem is put in a humorous way I love it.
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The is a great video series by 3 blue 1 brown about Hilbert’s curve I highly recommended to you https://youtu.be/3s7h2MHQtxc.
I really like the video. It was an interesting way of explaining infinity however my brain stoped working for a minute.
2. Do you know any other thought experiment with infinity?
No, I don't know any other examples but I think placing mirrors in front of and behind an object leads to infinity number of reflections and that can be good example of infinity experiment which each of us can experience.
One time I saw gif in internet with “infinity” plate of chocolate, but I don’t think that it was experiment but only visual deception.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yo6mwSB1As
Unfortunately I don’t, but I am definitely going to search Internet for some similar experiments as it really helps to improve abstract thinking skills.
2. Yes, there was one about infinite number of monkeys randomly typing on an infinite amount of typewriters over an infinite amount of time. The possibility of one of those monkeys writing any given book (for example The Odyssey) equals hundred percent.
Unfortunately, I don't know any other though experiments about infinity.
2. I'm sorry but I don't know any other thought experiment with infinity but you can check paradoxes connected with infinity here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Paradoxes_of_infinity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem
I didn't see any, but this topic made me feel interested and i will definitely search for some more examples.
Unfortunately, I don’t know any experiments with infinity, but I would love to know them more.
The assumption of the possibility of bringing the quantity to infinity is purely mathematical, but not actual. In any case, the hotel has a place to be, but what happens when the first endless bus arrives to take visitors to the hotel?
Personally , I don’t know any experiments with infinity, but I would defiantly look for some interesting articles concerning this topic.
I like this kinds of video, with visual representation of a problems. Animations were good and funny. Unfortunatelly I don't know any other videos about infinity :((
Infinity numbers are one of the most interesting think to discuss.
Thinking how to solve mathematically this kind of puzzles is fun :)
I've heard about Schrodinger's cat and as far I remember I was reading about it but will definitely read it again.
That's interesting, I will definitely read about it. Thank you for it.
I find this video interesting and I agree that it's really hard to understand the infinity.
It's hard because no one have experienced it and we can't define the end.
I don't know any other experiments connected with this topic but I'll look for some.
I know other thought experiments (e.g. Schrödinger's cat) and other paradoxes about infinity (e.g. infinite stairs), but I don’t know any other thought experiments about infinity, unfortunately.