In this essay we argue that the partial abstraction used to describe reality in physics can be extended to a complete formal system by the addition of an axiom of measurement, elevating physics to a branch of formal mathematics. Once we have established parity between the two fields, we discuss how one might conduct the experimental verification of important mathematical results, such as the Riemann hypothesis. Using this axiom, we are provided with a framework for the definite separation between objective reality and physical reality, with the precision of our measurement system working as a continuous ladder between them.
Christopher Levi Duston