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Are there any science fiction works based on mathematical knowledge?
There are not many science fiction novels based solely on mathematical knowledge. One reason is that mathematics is inherently unsuitable for visualization, and the other reason is that all sciences are inseparable from mathematics, and mathematics already has enough carriers. There are also some science fiction novels related to mathematics. Let me give you a few examples. The novels that use mathematics to plan the world outlook include Asimov's "Base Series", which creates the "psychohistory" that predicts the trend of human society by counting a large sample size, which is one of the most important concepts created by Asimov. Wang Jinkang's Curse of Mathematics is the expression of mathematical thought, which considers the problems brought by mathematical certainty. Wang Jinkang also wrote an article "Criticism", which talked about how the empirical method in mathematics can talk to the academic circles. Mathematicians, represented by He's Sad Man, described the tragedy of a mathematical genius in an incomprehensible era for the sake of truth. The "microscopic continuum theory" mentioned has not been expanded and explained. Divided by Zero by Ted Jiang, a China science fiction writer, is also a novel that shows the tragedy of mathematicians' lives. A relatively rare direct expression of mathematics is Li Xingchun's "I am the Nine Sons of Longsheng", which combines ancient mathematics themes with classical Chinese. The author also has a classic Dutch gambler in the window, which is about probability theory and gambler game. Li Yiren's "Folk Speculation on Toptoe Star" is a science fiction version of a mathematical puzzle about pirates sharing gold. He also wrote a science fiction novel "Chess Manual" about Go. Both Aestheticism of an Unknown Idiot and Chess Manual mentioned above show such a theme: The only chess game that human beings can surpass computers in the end is Go. Chess Manual tells the story that the younger brother of genius brothers transformed himself electronically in order to win over his brother. Aestheticism tells the story of the first master of human Go playing against the strongest AI by intuition.

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