My impression was that math gives physics the tools it needs to work. This article seems to suggest that physics create mathematical analogs of phenomena. Those analogs mathematicians then systemize.
Likely this is not a correct characterization of the relationship between physics and mathematics.
Can you properly characterize their relationship.
My other impression from the article is that whenever the mathematicians do systemize quantum field theory—they will enable physicist to develop warp drive.
Math major, here. I agree with you 100%. It isn’t only physics that has driven mathematical advancements over the centuries. Even a careful reader could get that impression from this article.
But mathematicians have done pretty well on their own, no? Physics has been important, no doubt about that. But more important than math has been to physics? No. Definitely not.
I’d say it’s about even: Each has greatly benefitted the other.