“And then the experimentalists (that “Scientific Method” thingy) step in, maps the sphere into an airfoil (viz., Complex Analysis), multiples by zero (an essential step), and then adds the answer (The Crucial Moment).”
Will this work for large values of 2
Those are integer values (think discrete) and thus are a limiting factor in their application to, or analysis and understanding of, an analog world (continuous).
Of course, given sufficient refined sugar, say derived from a dozen warm, glazed CrispyCream donuts - my remark might change.