[exe34]

Maths lacks the physical grounding, so in that sense, it's less "real", and more "made up", even though of course it's so pure.

[jeremyjh]

Downvoters are probably misunderstanding this. Mathematical theory is based on axioms and inference. The axioms do not have to be true in any cosmic sense for the math to be correct or even useful.

[pestatije]

its the same... physics hand-waves the 'why' all the same as chemistry or biology...the gap might be wider but its the same

[exe34]

Physics has a long history of throwing out laws with exceptions in favour of laws that cover larger and larger numbers of observations.