Can mathematics create new properties? (# 6)
While this article is part of a series describing ideas about features of a universe that does not have any beginning, the article is stand-alone in the sense that it discusses a specific idea which could have many other applications.
The primary idea is based on the existence of an eternal mathematical universe consisting of Platonic solids. For such a universe to be a useful foundation for our universe, somehow the mathematics would need to be capable of facilitating the emergence of new properties.
Efimov effect
In 1970, a Russian scientist, Vitaly Efimov, published a theoretical paper arguing that when three quantum particles come together, the combination creates a power which exceeds the power inherent in any two of the particles. The power or complexity that emerges from the interaction of the three particles is called an Efimov trimer. This state is symbolically represented by Borromean rings. In a Borromean ring, when one of the rings is removed, the other two rings fall apart.
In 2006, a paper was published announcing an Efimov trimer had been observed for the first time in a laboratory. In 2014, a series…
