Scientific Secrets of Jainism

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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are not at all used. Since Jain scriptures describe real objects, which are all existent, positive numbers are used for them. Dr P.C. vaidya says that since modern mathematics is logically constituted and developed, the negative numbers in it, are real and there are also some references to show that they were first used in India during the years 400 A.D to 600 A.D. They are used to mention imaginary matters and objects. Limitations of Mathematics In Modern Physics
(1) Limitations of imagаinary doctrines of mathematics Mathematics is the basic and fundamental necessity of modern physics because modern physics explains or tries to explain all natural laws and phenomena through the medium of mathematics. But to the recent period, physics fails to explain fully through mathematical equations all physical phenomena and the laws that cause the phenomena. The mathematical equations that it gives, are true only to a certain limit. Beyond the limit, all the mathematical equations seem to be untrue and useless.
Regarding this Dr P.C. Vaidya gives his criticism that since mathematics is a branch of knowledge based on logic, there is no question whether the mathematical equations are true or not. There is only a question regarding to mathematical equations whether they can usefully or effectively indicate the laws of all natural phenomena..
The reason for this is that though mathematics is no doubt true, the man who uses it, has only a limited imaginations and though some of the assumptions that he makes, are mathematically true, prove to be untrue and unreal in practical life. They are creations of the world of imagination.
In modern mathematics, negative numbers, their multiplications, divisions and all that is imaginary. e.g. -4/-4 = 1 and (-5)x(-5) = 25. Though mathematically, they are true, they have no practical utility. A product of a positive (+ve) number and a negative (-ve) number is always a negative number. This appears to have come from practical experience. It shows the total amount of loan. e.g. 5x(-4) means that a loan of four coins was taken five times. This amounts to a total loan of 20 coins. If -4 is added to it self five times, the result will be -20. It means that the total loan is 20 coins.