Your Daily Equation #11: Euler's Identity or The Most Beautiful of all Equations

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Episode 11 #YourDailyEquation: Euler's Identity is widely viewed as the most beautiful of all mathematical equations, combining a handful of disparate fundamental quantities into a single mathematical formula. In this episode of Your Daily Equation, Brian Greene derives the identity, one that is second to none in capturing the poetry of mathematics.
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  • @BarryKort
    @BarryKort4 жыл бұрын

    Besides having the arithmetic constants, 0 and 1, plus the imaginary number, i, along with the mathematical constants, pi and e, you also have the fundamental operations of addition, multiplication, and exponentiation, plus the concept of equality. How fabulous is that!

  • @martijn130370

    @martijn130370

    4 жыл бұрын

    just saw your comment, i wrote the same above

  • @stephenjones796
    @stephenjones7964 жыл бұрын

    I can’t begin to tell you how important these videos are for keeping our minds work. Thanks again Professor.

  • @altareggo

    @altareggo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, MY mind's work is definitely enhanced by these videos......she said, trying hard not to be a Grammar Police agent.

  • @Vestiger
    @Vestiger4 жыл бұрын

    Its 4AM in vietnam and I still decide to watch this :D the most beautiful equation ever

  • @richiethesailor629
    @richiethesailor6293 жыл бұрын

    These studies are ART! Love the eloquence in language! My mom had said to hang out with smarter friends. I'm 63+

  • @ahx5287
    @ahx52874 жыл бұрын

    No matter how many descriptions or explanations I read/see of Euler's formula, it amazes me every single time. Thanks for this!

  • @martijn130370
    @martijn1303704 жыл бұрын

    This equation ALSO has a product AND a power in it, PLUS as sum, so it has even many basic operators included!

  • @pandabearguy1
    @pandabearguy14 жыл бұрын

    I remember how much I enjoyed discovering this in my calculus course as part of an assignment we had.

  • @portcreditdave
    @portcreditdave3 жыл бұрын

    Your excitement is infectious, Professor. Thank you!

  • @marcwong7964
    @marcwong79644 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Greene, thanks so much for giving non-physicists like myself insight into the wonder of the universe! My question is about displacement and relevant equations. I picture Archimedes in that bath tub noticing the water levels rise. Is displacement a thing in Einstein's theories? When a massive object distorts space, is this a sort of displacement? Is there a galactic bathtub that contains a volume of space? Can space spill over the sides of some causality container (sorry for the surely inaccurate words)? In other words, do gravitational waves spill over the side, or bounce back , or continue forever? I think about Archimedes in a boundless ocean, would displacement exist?

  • @DANGJOS

    @DANGJOS

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't believe it has that connection to displacement

  • @antoniomonsanto3925
    @antoniomonsanto39254 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Greene. Thanks for covering so smoothly the various concepts and their articulations reaching the "unexpected", singular and meaningful Euler's identity in a twenty minute exposition. Your obviously a great teacher and communicator. A role model to all engaged with teaching and educational tasks.

  • @inj1979
    @inj19794 жыл бұрын

    It's a pleasure to see you alive. I thank to Nature for keeping you safe in New York city. Also thanks to you professor for explaining these physical laws with examples, in layman's terms.

  • @JO-mg6xc
    @JO-mg6xc2 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Green is a great teacher! For those who have some background education like college students this is fantastic! The students can overcome the deficit of their own local professors. Who’s Wavefunction to the Square is always zero

  • @nickbutcherx
    @nickbutcherx4 жыл бұрын

    This is the one I’ve been waiting for and you excelled yourself. Exquisite. Thank you so much 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @rickcygnusx1
    @rickcygnusx14 жыл бұрын

    One more thanks so much Dr. Greene! I just discovered this series today, only because I hadn't noticed the red WSF symbol at the top left, now I'm hooked!

  • @marykarensolomon7103
    @marykarensolomon71034 жыл бұрын

    I loved that! It’s my favorite theorem, so beautiful! And Brian derived it so logically and clearly.

  • @s_patzz8212
    @s_patzz82124 жыл бұрын

    This series needs to become a book! 2, 3, 5, pages of explanation per equation, as you describe it here but I would LOVE to have something like that to dip in and out of!

  • @vedmitraupadhyay1947
    @vedmitraupadhyay19474 жыл бұрын

    Thank u prof Brian for lively time on Euler's identity. Wonderful to experience the beauty once again at the age of 68 years. Amazes me at the power of human intellect. God keep u safe

  • @mskEduTech
    @mskEduTech4 жыл бұрын

    Its always treat to watch your videos. I was knowing this but how beautifully you explain.

  • @stephenbrown40
    @stephenbrown404 жыл бұрын

    At my school, two standard math curriculum where available, the school chose the one that has no calculus. A group of us after trying to change this, had to do extra lesson's, After school, one teacher Mr Speed, taught 9 out of a class of 32, twice a week for a year. He was OK even though he had never taught calculus officially, he was supposed to teach Biology to collage level, he had to teach science to kids who wanted to do anything else but be taught anything.The next year he did teach biology for the first time, As we all wanted to learn, he taught us up to A level way above what was needed. The next year he left to teach Biology in another school. What amazes me is he left it so long, 10 yrs filling in.

  • @bkkfootball
    @bkkfootball4 жыл бұрын

    Great content! Thank you very much Dr. Greene

  • @sarathnair5883
    @sarathnair58832 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! I never saw this beauty when I was studying high level math

  • @mrsvspin
    @mrsvspin4 жыл бұрын

    Bravo!! it just keeps getting better

  • @atessakrak8432
    @atessakrak8432 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for touching my life with all these fabulous and exciting information

  • @joaopaulomelo6620
    @joaopaulomelo66204 жыл бұрын

    With each passing day, the videos are more interesting. I am from Brazil and I would like all people here, regardless of social class, to have the opportunity to watch this in our mother tongue, Portuguese, and really appreciate the beauty of these discussions.

  • @digetalised
    @digetalised4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brian .... Awesome

  • @lilydog1000
    @lilydog10003 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful. The identity is so beautiful, well worth emblazoning it on a T-shirt. Thx.

  • @logicom4
    @logicom44 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brian!

  • @muhammadshuraim9007
    @muhammadshuraim90074 жыл бұрын

    Much excited to listen mathematical tools in physics... Thank you Dr. Brian Greene for starting this amusements

  • @lahockeyboy
    @lahockeyboy3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great, and very generous video, Professor!

  • @samali786
    @samali7864 жыл бұрын

    Dear Greene, I must say that I have watched dozens of videos on Euler's identity, from mathologer to 3b1b and numerous I won't list here. But I can tell you that the way you explained it just out of this world. Thank you. (Disclaimer: I am not a mathematician or physicist).

  • @danielbachour9987
    @danielbachour99874 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always Professor Brian! Thank you so much! Enjoyed the video a lot! ... The energy that you always bring with you in every video is incredible! That makes the video even better! You make things look easy! That makes you who you are, an excellent physicist and professor! Thank you for your time! ... I would like to do an equation suggestion. As you mentioned in previous videos, we can propose an equation, following this idea, I would like you to explain "The Geodesic Deviation Equation". I find it very interesting. Too much physics in it! Thank you again Professor!

  • @ShailendraKumar-ug4tn
    @ShailendraKumar-ug4tn4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you professor Brian.

  • @adityajha9665

    @adityajha9665

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm also from india...

  • @Meurantbotha
    @Meurantbotha2 жыл бұрын

    Can you make this page downloadable somehow so that we can look at this on our own time. Great video btw!

  • @BookOnThrough
    @BookOnThrough2 жыл бұрын

    The aesthetics of symbols are beautiful, and the cultural celebrations of the discoveries of the past greats are beautiful... but imo, the real deal beauty is in the comprehension.

  • @Dr10Jeeps
    @Dr10Jeeps4 жыл бұрын

    As I've mentioned before, I'm a psychology professor who is fascinated with physics. I can't thank Dr. Greene enough for all he does in promoting the beauty of science in general and physics in particular.

  • @HebrewYisrael
    @HebrewYisrael4 жыл бұрын

    Euler - you see that number everywhere! Awesome!!!

  • @annagorska1229
    @annagorska12294 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @jsbllrt
    @jsbllrt3 жыл бұрын

    Bravo Euler! Bravo Brian!

  • @eggonwalterlewinsshirt1071
    @eggonwalterlewinsshirt10714 жыл бұрын

    Yeah thanks professor🙏 you chose the equation I suggested in last video's chat section☺☺☺☺

  • @matyasmeszaros1904
    @matyasmeszaros19044 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @samferrer
    @samferrer4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, they all represent identities!

  • @alexisc6136
    @alexisc61363 жыл бұрын

    The leg work was a little overwhelming but it is absolutely elegant and you did a beautiful job as a teacher in communicating that

  • @nawabpoya
    @nawabpoya4 жыл бұрын

    Incredible and enjoyable explanation👌

  • @woody7652
    @woody76524 жыл бұрын

    Bravo!

  • @interVULife
    @interVULife4 жыл бұрын

    I'm so excited 😁

  • @thoibaningthoujam8121
    @thoibaningthoujam81214 жыл бұрын

    Very logical n acccurate in no time Sir

  • @abidmalik689
    @abidmalik6894 жыл бұрын

    It is really a beautiful equation without any doubt ..great work sir

  • @It_is_Aaditya
    @It_is_Aaditya Жыл бұрын

    This is the fundamental values of varies and constant is based on the ruler formula nice video 👏👍

  • @farhattabasum3542
    @farhattabasum35424 жыл бұрын

    Lucky to learn from you sir

  • @evanrodriguez6178
    @evanrodriguez61784 жыл бұрын

    These are so great, thank you! I have seen Euler's (my favorite equation for a few years now), and 1=.999... Looking forward to the rest. My question is if any equations out there attempt to tackle the shape of "functional infinity" versus conceptual it classic infinity. This is to say we have the infinitesimal mapped out with Planck's length and the lengths where quantum effects really take center stage, but are there any equations looking at where identifying (or conceiving of) a highest possible value within the realm might be more useful than simply using infinity as classically done? I can provide an example if you are interested, similar in a sense to the other side of the Zeno's Arrow Paradox coin.

  • @mountainclimber48
    @mountainclimber484 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, the most beautiful equation in mathematics. For me the next one is the integral of e to the minus x squared from negative to positive infinity equaling the square root of pi. And both are so remarkably simple to derive. Thank you Dr. Greene, wonderful video.

  • @theviscount9985

    @theviscount9985

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey there! Could you point me to a place I can get an overview of the other equation? Thanks!

  • @sarmadnajim4839
    @sarmadnajim48393 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @nawabpoya
    @nawabpoya4 жыл бұрын

    Very cool explanation, thanks professor Green... I wish you will have a conversation with yuval Noah Harari in world science festival

  • @DipakDas-zq2in
    @DipakDas-zq2in3 жыл бұрын

    I like it very much , sir.

  • @ChannelCtrlAltDefeat
    @ChannelCtrlAltDefeat4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @paulneeds
    @paulneeds4 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Greene - I am a self professed mathematical idiot - my teachers of some 42 years ago would probably extend that to arithmetical idiot also. But even so. In this presentation, for the very first time I’ve seen beauty in mathematics thank you for that! I’ve also for the first time found out the relationship of sin and cos to triangles! We were just taught that this angle is the sin of that one - and I handle things better when I know where they actually derive from - no matter the topic! So very many thanks, from Wales in the UK. Stay safe.

  • @gratefulamateur1393
    @gratefulamateur13932 жыл бұрын

    Wow, after being an engineer for 50 years I finally understand this strange identity. Thanks for a great presentation.

  • @johnkechagais7096
    @johnkechagais70964 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, i will go back and look at my calculus text book and see why Taylor's theorem works.

  • @ProCoderIO
    @ProCoderIO3 жыл бұрын

    This equation is what opens the door to things like i^i, ln i, sin x = 2, and other amazing concepts.

  • @sethgilbertson2474
    @sethgilbertson24744 жыл бұрын

    Ok, I didn’t get any of this. But it did motivate me to start learning what I need to be able to. I want to understand this language! It is beautiful!

  • @HugoHabicht12
    @HugoHabicht124 жыл бұрын

    Love it 😍

  • @nubesnegras10
    @nubesnegras104 жыл бұрын

    ...wow!, thank you Sir, it is never late to learn ...

  • @adityajha9665
    @adityajha96654 жыл бұрын

    It's awesome

  • @sahojarkhan3411
    @sahojarkhan34114 жыл бұрын

    I am so EXCITED

  • @marcosgermano4737
    @marcosgermano47374 жыл бұрын

    I must say that I was pleasantly overwhelmed as we arrived at the final (and gorgeous) expression. Muito sensacional !!! :-D Greetings from Brazil.

  • @tonib5899
    @tonib58994 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @srinivasjayanthy5946
    @srinivasjayanthy5946 Жыл бұрын

    Brian is lovable !

  • @theklaus7436
    @theklaus74363 жыл бұрын

    The first thing I thought was Bertrand Russell principia mathematica . Which is a classic about mathematical theories. I admit it is above my level but I get the point about beauty in math

  • @greggjackson2743
    @greggjackson2743 Жыл бұрын

    There's a special place in heaven for the teacher.

  • @lindsaycoffey3327
    @lindsaycoffey33272 жыл бұрын

    To see a “World in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower. To hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.” - William Blake.

  • @SetemkiaFawn
    @SetemkiaFawn4 жыл бұрын

    From a mathematician's perspective there is a quicker and easier way to show why we use natural logarithms. The exponential function exp(n)=e^n is a function f(x) such that (df/dx)(n)= f(n). That is, the function is its own derivative. The power series expansion of this function is Trivial and converges everywhere. From this received the exponent to an is equal to hyperbolic sine plus hyperbolic cosine. And we also find a familiar cosine + i sine

  • @Amir-vw6rk
    @Amir-vw6rk3 жыл бұрын

    frankly, i dont understand anything because im only in 8th grade but i just enjoy the beauty of these symbols

  • @ybc8495

    @ybc8495

    3 жыл бұрын

    8th should already finish calculus 3 and differential equations, study hard man!

  • @casonkonzer8639
    @casonkonzer86394 жыл бұрын

    could you do a video on the Fourier transform?

  • @pipertripp
    @pipertripp3 жыл бұрын

    Taylor's Theorem just doesn't get enough credit.

  • @michaelwaskiewicz1
    @michaelwaskiewicz14 жыл бұрын

    I actually do have this tattooed on my arm.

  • @vikranttyagiRN

    @vikranttyagiRN

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh man i so badly want it on my arm now

  • @michaelwaskiewicz1

    @michaelwaskiewicz1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@vikranttyagiRN Get it man. I'm a boss when people ask me about it and I'm able to explain it.

  • @danieldorsz1047

    @danieldorsz1047

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@michaelwaskiewicz1 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @BeckBeckGo

    @BeckBeckGo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha right before he said that I was thinking about doing that. I don't have any ink yet but I always come across things I'd be willing to stencil on my skin.

  • @kdkittehmama9490
    @kdkittehmama94904 жыл бұрын

    Can you explain the 3-body problem in a video?

  • @strikeblade6669
    @strikeblade66694 жыл бұрын

    hey professor greene plz give a link for the mathematical derivation of E=MC^2

  • @mido3071

    @mido3071

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's easy, try using the definition of work F.ds and write it in terms of momentum and velocity, then plug in the momentum from special relativity and do the integration. you end up with E = mC^2 .

  • @prayogdash3564
    @prayogdash35644 жыл бұрын

    please explain in the up coming videos about STEPHEN HAWKING's equation on finding the area of event horizon by the entropy of a black hole

  • @yakupceliktas7739
    @yakupceliktas77394 жыл бұрын

    if you share a pdf link obout equations it will be good for us. Thanks for your good teaching

  • @danielreed540
    @danielreed5404 жыл бұрын

    For more videos of math (theory) & explanations, I recommend KZread channels/publishers - 3Blue1Brown (excellent visualizations), & Mathologer (definitely presents advanced math theory & proofs & explanations, though sometimes does not state the conditions/limitations/assumptions under which what they present true, so can be confusing until they state or you figure out the conditions/limitations/assumptions under which it is true.) & check out suggested/related channels, or especially each channel's list of other channels, that are better quality (to me at least).

  • @dontfollow4704
    @dontfollow4704 Жыл бұрын

    Kya equation bnayi h shri shri shri brian greene ji Formulae of compound interest p x ( r/100) whole sq equals to??

  • @Goldslate73
    @Goldslate734 жыл бұрын

    Professor.... Could you please now take to the domain of particle physics???? Also... A question... Is it true to say that our mind uses or follows Heisenberg's uncertainty principle when we think about something happening and tell someone about it and then the thing never happens as planned.... In a long run?

  • @chethannayak
    @chethannayak6 ай бұрын

    As a direct descendant of Euler, I have come up with my own little identity - p+ie=pie, where i is the square root of negative one, e is my great ancestor's constant and p is the secret ingredient which adds that unique flavour to that delicious snack called pie. Moreover, you can add other things to my identity to make customised snacks like apple pie, custard pie, etc. I know I deserve a Nobel prize but unfortunately they don't award it to mathematicians😢

  • @BeckBeckGo
    @BeckBeckGo3 жыл бұрын

    Oh I love this equation! I love seeing other people love it too. Best one yet. Also let's take a second and give that iPad a pat on the back.

  • @noguera30
    @noguera304 жыл бұрын

    so much time using e, and havimg no idea where it's comes and what it's means. Thanks for that

  • @marykarensolomon7103

    @marykarensolomon7103

    4 жыл бұрын

    e is just the natural number of science. We couldn’t have an earth without it. Think of it as mathematical oxygen.

  • @bobross5716

    @bobross5716

    4 жыл бұрын

    Think of it like pi. It’s a constant, roughly 2.72

  • @equalat
    @equalat4 жыл бұрын

    The fundamental beauty of any or all equations is =, how could anything else compare? =

  • @hafismohammed5445
    @hafismohammed54454 жыл бұрын

    can you do a video about uncertainty principle?

  • @hackjokes9901
    @hackjokes99013 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what was euler's reaction when he discovered this

  • @Eztoez
    @Eztoez Жыл бұрын

    When he talks about "the third derivative" (or f ' ' ') - is he referring to a third-order differential equation ?

  • @phalexasky5365
    @phalexasky53654 жыл бұрын

    Art expands the mind and lets you think out of the box, right?

  • @sotomarkou9588
    @sotomarkou95884 жыл бұрын

    I can see the resemblance :)

  • @kameronbriggs235
    @kameronbriggs2354 жыл бұрын

    I love what you are doing here. Sadly its hard to see the beauty of mathematics without really digging in. I slowly begin to realize - "Hey i can describe rates and changes, with calculus" -.... Then piece by piece its like... "Hey i can aim a tank gun while its moving" or "Hey i can create procedural algorithms to define trees" or "wow i can create descriptions of these sheets in structural geology" and so much more. Idk its just wicked cool.

  • @arisspenjian1220
    @arisspenjian12202 жыл бұрын

    Your handwriting is so interesting.

  • @justaman9564
    @justaman95644 жыл бұрын

    I bet you put Brahms in the article, heard you mention him a bit, so a fan I assume?

  • @KodamatiUdayaPrabhuKiran
    @KodamatiUdayaPrabhuKiran4 жыл бұрын

    Brain Greene Bro! Plz explain equally weird expansion 1+2+3+4+.... = -1/12 which is being used string theory ( being you as one of the best string Theorists of our era). Note: All Physicists and Mathematicians are my Bros.

  • @drwho7545
    @drwho75452 жыл бұрын

    Euler didnt leave behind information. The universe did.

  • @mapeandrews3951
    @mapeandrews39514 жыл бұрын

    I am a visual artist, I use science to inspire my practice. I was very surprised when you mentioned you had written an article about why art is important. I would love to read it, could you send me the link? I do not have a New York Times subscription and won't probably have it any time soon. I am a practicing artist, you can easily derive my purchasing power right there : D but seriously, would love to read what your thoughts are on the importance of art. I like how your brain works!

  • @glutinousmaximus
    @glutinousmaximus4 жыл бұрын

    Richard Feynman impressed on his students that it was *irrelevant* whether an equation was reasonable, elegant; or even 'beautiful'. It had to be *correct* and must be testable and reproducible. Occasionally it might look 'pretty' is all.

  • @NarynbekGilman

    @NarynbekGilman

    2 жыл бұрын

    But here we are talking about mathematics, not physics. Fundamentally, maths is about patterns, independent of the real world, and humans are pattern-seeking creatures, so we can see that it might be the most beautiful science. Moreover, in fact, there is no consensus about the definition of maths. Some academics even believe that mathematics is an art.

  • @messitombinoy7497
    @messitombinoy74973 жыл бұрын

    is it possible to write an exam if I tattooed this formula

  • @leon_noel1687
    @leon_noel16873 жыл бұрын

    There is a little mistake: (1+1/3)(1+1(3)(1+1/3) is actualy about 2,37. This imediatly popped into my eyes, because otherwise the line of numbers woudn´t make sence anymore.

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