Strictly defined, lightwaves designate the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that are perceived as visible light (400-700 μm in wavelength). Gamma rays and x-rays have shorter wavelength. The interstellar medium is not uniform, exhibits resistance and contains copious noxious radiations of much higher frequency than lightwaves. Lightwaves continually undergo alteration in speed, intensity and spectral composition as they travel through a medium. Only a tiny portion of the Universe is accessible to human sensory organs.
You have learned your lessons thoroughly through rote memorization. I cannot see why a critical assessment would be inappropriate. Only dead fish go with the flow. While Newton and Einstein have attained deity status, I prefer to choose my gods.
In spite of highest order thinking skills, the ancient Greeks could not crack the demanding puzzle of space, time and motion (and were wrong about the chemical constitution of matter). Breaking a two thousand years of stagnation, Galileo initiated the era of modern physics by stating the Principle of Inertia (1632). Newton did not seem to understand much of the Galilean relativity, which is not widely understood today. The Newtonian semantics consists of a bunch of erroneous assumptions and disturbing formulations.
Buridan (in the fourteenth century), Descartes, Leibniz, Newton, Maxwell, Poincaré used the mass times velocity relation to denote force. Force is cumbersome to handle mathematically and mentally, it is far more convenient to treat vector relationships in a dull scalar fashion. It is silly to complicate things unnecessarily. Energy is a lousy notion, nobody knows what it is, can mean almost anything depending on personal preference.
Relativity is not representable mathematically. Einstein`s theories of relativity are not physical theories, but rather popularly administered spectacular mathematical charades. The nonsensical Newtonian straight lines are replaced with just as nonsensical curved lines. The mass-energy equivalence is a generally and specially stupid principle. The space-time continuum is the greatest bluff of the twentieth century.
Please God, save science from mathematicians.
A long stream of vacuous statements suggest that the answer to my question remains emphatically "No!" As to your closing quote it perfectly illustrates that your ramblings are built on a foundation of ego rather than comprehension. Without mathematics there is no science that is in any way useful or predictive. Mathematics is the language in which science is expressed.
Yes, mathematics is the language of science.
Mathematics is a primitive formal deductive system, supporting primitive concepts, defined by primitive conventions, has a primitive language composed of primitive symbols and syntax rules and its operational limit is demarcated by primitive logic. The language of science is constructed from such miserably poor elements. Mathematics is the epitome of simplicity and generality. And thinking can only occur within a language.
Poor science.
Mathematics is a primitive formal deductive system, supporting primitive concepts, defined by primitive conventions, has a primitive language composed of primitive symbols and syntax rules and its operational limit is demarcated by primitive logic. The language of science is constructed from such miserably poor elements. Mathematics is the epitome of simplicity and generality. And thinking can only occur within a language.
Poor science.
Maybe you should investigate your own dosis - perhaps you started to intake what you "feel" is adequate instead of the scientifically derived order 😉
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Yes, natural languages have so much higher expressive capacity. (English is a great language, I wish I could master it).
There's no such formula for force in anyone's natural philosophy.
Best not to make statements about a relationship which you cannot quote accurately - it may discomboberate those with no physics background!
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