Classical Wave Equation: A Gross Error in Mathematics and Physics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42D.2.7Keywords:
Mathematical Physics, Foundations of Theoretical Physics, Foundations of Mathematics, Wave Equation, Formalisms in Classical Mechanics, Newtonian Mechanics, Mechanical and Elastic Waves, String Variations, History of Science, Philosophy Of Science, Formal Logic, Higher EducationAbstract
A detailed proof of the incorrectness of the classical wave equation is proposed. The correct methodological basis for the proof is the unity of formal logic and rational dialectics. The proof leads to the following irrefutable statement: the classical wave equation and the derivation of the classical wave equation are a gross error in mathematics and physics. The proof of this statement is based on the following irrefutable main results: (1) The first gross error is the following approximate relationship: “sine of angle is approximately equal to tangent of angle; cosine of angle is approximately equal to 1”. This relationship means (implies) that the quantity of the angle and the right-angled triangle do not exist. Consequently, the relationship between the tangent of the angle and the derivative of the displacement with respect to coordinate does not exist; (2) The second gross error is that the second-order derivative of the displacement with respect to coordinate does not exist, because the dimensions of displacement and coordinate are “meter”, the first-order derivative of the displacement with respect to coordinate is dimensionless quantity (i.e. the first-order derivative of the displacement respect to coordinate has no the dimension “meter”); (3) The third gross error is that the first-order derivative of the displacement with respect to coordinate cannot be expanded into the Taylor series, because the second-order derivative of the displacement with respect to coordinate does not exist; (4) The fourth gross error is as follows: (a) the left side of the wave equation contains the condition that time is a variable quantity, and the coordinate is a constant quantity; (b) the right side of the wave equation contains the condition that time is a constant, and the coordinate is a variable. This means (implies) that the equation contains contradictory conditions (propositions). Therefore, the equation represents a violation of the formal-logical law of the lack (absence) of contradiction; (5) The fifth gross error is that the standard derivation of the equation relies on the following false theories: negative number theory, complex numbers theory, trigonometry, vector calculus, differential calculus, and Newton's second law. Thus, the classical wave equation does not satisfy the criterion of truth and is not a scientific achievement.
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