Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory and elementary math
1. 4 arithmetic operations
It's too difficult for me to understand Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory.
But when I was thinking about math in elementary or junior high school, I was a little impressed by this theory.In Japan, students study negative number in 7th grade.
If we can use negative number, we can change subtraction into addition with it.
For example, $3 - 2 = 1$ can be changed into $3 + (-2) = 1$.
By the way, students also study multiplicative inverse for a number in 7th grade.
If we can use inverse number, we can change division into multiplication with it.
For example, $3 \div 2 = \dfrac{3}{2}$ can be changed into $3 \times \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{3}{2}$.
After all, addition and multiplication are most important basic operations until high school math.
2. Basic rules
Addition and multiplication have basic rules of them.Addition has commutative law and associative law.
Commutative law is $a + b = b + a$.
Associative law is $(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)$.
(I erase this explanation because I think it includes misunderstanding about foundations of mathematics.)
Multiplication has commutative law and associative law.
Commutative law is $a \times b = b \times a$.
Associative law is $(a \times b) \times c = a \times (b \times c)$.
(I erase this explanation because I think it includes misunderstanding about foundations of mathematics.)
Distributive law is $a \times (b + c) = a \times b + a \times c$ or $(b + c) \times a = b \times a + c \times a$.
3. Peano axioms
If someone who loves math goes to college in order to study math, he perhaps loses the reason of $1 + 1 =2$.It's a famous funny story.
It's very difficult to explain the most basic of basics.
What is integer?
What is natural number?
From 0 or 1, we can increase by 1.
・1+1=2の証明が難しいって本当?(ペアノの公理) (YouTube)
4. Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory
Addition and multiplication are most important basic operations.It's said that we could separate 2 important basic operations by Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory.
・abc Conjecture and New Mathematics - Prof. Fumiharu Kato, Oct 7, 2017 (with English subtitles) (YouTube)
I lost how to understand the relationship between addition and multiplication because of my misunderstanding.
I thought that calculation in math we had studied until high school was universal enough.
But now I think that maybe it's not enough.
We haven't completely understood the relationship between addition and multiplication yet.
I was so surprised by this truth.
It's too difficult for me to understand Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory.
- To read this article in Japanese