But reality as described as Physics is commonly described under the language of Mathematics. Math is a gift for any scientist looking for insights and deep understanding.
The mathematician has a very special mental structure and a capability for pattern recognition and creativity within a set of seemingly complicated rules. A mathematician is like an acrobat doing gymnastics on thin rope, without even realizing where he/she is. Math is an art created and developed by intuition.
Not even an advanced Physicist has an easy time learning the Mathematical language and logic. Not surprisingly Mathematicians do always have an objection towards Physics and its logic, equations and approximations. I'll write more about this later.
For the mean time, I will concede I crashed against what could be called "perfect logic". Having not been (apparently, maybe) the brilliant mathematically gifted child, I never had special Math education during my younger years, in contrast with my peers, all champions of whatever international Math contest you may have heard of. I had to sweat for entire nights figuring out how to put together constructs, without falling into logical fallacies, but with enough creativity to make the proofs.
As I evolved in this direction I became more and more aware of Physics and my Physics grades blew up, as I regained motivation towards Lorentzian Manifolds in General Relativity and General Relativity alternative theories (with small corrections and additions to Einstein's field equations).
What most astonished me (and still does) is how amazingly hard is to explain other people why a mathematician is special and is able to have a very short learning curve in almost any other technical profession. Of course, this is something others wouldn't want to hear or would reject at first glance. I usually think this reaction is originated by their egos, but every time I blame other's egos, I find my ego big behind!
For now, I just want to say Mathematicians are very special people, brilliant, creative and mostly under rated for the capabilities, abusively enclosed by a social judgement of not being open minded and/or incapable of feeling anything (love, joy, amusement, mysticism, etc..). Unfortunately, as a down side, I've seen the mathematicians ego and competitiveness inflated. This is not particularly useful for a society evolving towards integration, team work and a greater sense of belonging. The attitude might be a response to early social isolation, due to judgements and misinterpretations of others, as well as theirs.
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