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. 2010 Mar 3;5(3):e9511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009511

Table 9. The four levels of mathematics into physics.

“Enveloping” mathematics Geometry Logic Dynamics (ODEs PDEs)
Classical Mechanics Vectorial calculus Euclidean geometry Classic logic Newton laws
General Relativity Differential topology Riemannian geometry Classic logic Einstein equations
Quantum mechanics Complex functions and Hilbert spaces Euclidean geometry Classic logic plus Quantum logic Schrödinger equation