Why does the universe obey the equations of physics?

Answer 1

It is mankind that made the equations based on thinking and observation in a attempt to try to understand the earth and the universe.Physics is more a mathematical language to understand thing that were always there.

Answer 2

Actually the equations just describe the Universe as it is perceived by mankind and its instruments. It is the equations of physics that must obey the Universe and not the other way around. The Universe has been here for so much time that we can say the equations just arrived a second ago.
On the other hand, there are some special circumstances that the equations have yet to correctly describe and predict.

Answer 3

It all has to do with the weak anthropic principle. That can be reduced to the question "Why are things the way we see them?" And the answer is, because if they were different, we wouldn't be here.

Physics is the formulating of the universe, as we see it, into rules that can predict what will happen in any given circumstance. It is impossible to actually prove that any physical theorem is correct, it is only possible to become more confident in it as it correctly predicts the results of observations. And it only takes one failure to disprove a theorem. The universe follows the laws of physics because that is what physics is all about. When the universe fails to follow a law, the law is discarded and a new one formulated or the old one is adjusted to cover the failure.

Answer 4

Wrong question, the equations of physics were established by people who wanted to convince lesser mortals that they understood the universe and all that. The answer is 42. The Universe obeys no one of whom we are currently aware.

Answer 5

Perhaps its better to word the question as why does the universe follow a structured expression which can be represented by equations in physics.

Every element, particle, wave follows certain rules, which gives us certain predictable interactions between different things, that is why we can formulate equations to get predictable results.

Perhaps math is the pure language of the universe.

Answer 6

The universe is a physical thing, of course it obeys the laws of physics.

Thats it, no more cr@ppy questions for me. I'm going to get into bed and cuddle my teddy.

Answer 7

Not according to the Uncertainty Principle and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem. Both of these ideas assume, as does any sophisticated view of science, that another phrase for "natural law" is "best guess so far."

Answer 8

ok are you stupid or something?

scientist can only come up with these equations because they prove exactly how the universe is

we didnt manifest the equations out of nowhere and abracadabra the universe fits them

Answer 9

in the beginning there was the universe,
and the universe created man,
and man saw that the universe was good.

and man had a go at explaining it all,
and he created physics,

so there you are, and here endeth the lesson.

Answer 10

This is the result of years of study by Emperor Ming and the hawk men.