Author:
Kalanov, Temur Z.
Category:
Research Papers
Sub-Category:
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Date Published:
June 27, 2022
Keywords:
general mathematics, complex numbers, geometry, methodology of mathematics, mathematical physics, physics, special relativity, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, general relativity, engineering, formal logic, dialectics, philosophy of mathematics
Abstract:
The critical analysis of the starting point of the theory of complex numbers is proposed. The unity of formal logic and rational dialectics is methodological basis of the analysis. The analysis leads to the following main results: (1) the definition of a complex number contradicts to the laws of formal logic, because this definition is the union of two contradictory concepts: the concept of a real number and the concept of a non-real (imaginary) number - an image. The concepts of a real number and a non-real (imaginary) number are in logical relation of contradiction: the essential feature of one concept completely negates the essential feature of another concept. These concepts have no common feature (i.e. these concepts have nothing in common with each other), therefore one cannot compare these concepts with each other. Consequently, the concepts of a real number and a non-real (imaginary) number cannot be united and contained in the definition of a complex number. The concept of a complex number is a gross formal-logical error; (2) the real part of a complex number is the result of a measurement. But the non-real (imaginary) part of a complex number is not the result of a measurement. The non-real (imaginary) part is a meaningless symbol, because the mathematical (quantitative) operation of multiplication of a real number by a meaningless symbol is a meaningless operation..../...
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