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What Makes The Theory Of Relativity So Acceptable To Physicists In Spite Of Its Going Against The Principle Of Simplicity Is Its Great Mathematical Beauty. This Is A Quality Which Cannot Be Defined, Any More Than Beauty In Art Can Be Defined, But Which People Who Study Mathematics Usually Have No Difficulty In Appreciating.

It Is More Important To Have Beauty In One's Equations Than To Have Them Fit Experiment.

I Do Not See How A Man Can Work On The Frontiers Of Physics And Write Poetry At The Same Time. They Are In Opposition.

Mathematics Is The Tool Specially Suited For Dealing With Abstract Concepts Of Any Kind And There Is No Limit To Its Power In This Field.

Theoretical Physicists Accept The Need For Mathematical Beauty As An Act Of Faith... For Example, The Main Reason Why The Theory Of Relativity Is So Universally Accepted Is Its Mathematical Beauty.