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As a<br /> result of this philosophical interest, and after my formal training as a<br /> physicist, I am trying to become proficient in as many branches of pure<br /> mathematics as possible. This interest of mine, however, does not focus<br /> on the validity or accuracy of existing successful physical theories or<br /> the possibility of developing new ones, instead, it focuses on the very<br /> nature of the physical theory itself. Therefore, my goal of<br /> understanding what is essential in the mathematical structure of a<br /> physical theory lies neither in the field of pure mathematics nor in the<br /> field of theoretical or mathematical physics; it does not belong to any<br /> of the existing big academic "industries" and so it is doomed to become<br /> a mere side pastime. The BRCP is the most natural environment I have<br /> found to date where I could pursue such endeavours and be supported and<br /> constructively criticised, the corroboration of this fact being my<br /> experience in the Rethinking Workshop 2016. I also happen to be the<br /> chair of the Spanish society SEMF (Society for the Study of Mathematics<br /> and Physics) which has very similar goals to those described in the BRCP<br /> constitution, and I intend to bridge the distance between the two<br /> communities as much as possible and intertwine "live" events so that the<br /> network of people connected by SEMF become aware of the goals and<br /> intentions of the BRCP. In short, I feel like this community, the BRCP,<br /> can be a central part of my academic activity in terms of interest and<br /> willingness to collaborate, participate and organize. I am indeed<br /> willing to get as deeply involved as possible.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="ui/bootstrap/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> </body> </html>

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