On the Incompleteness of Physics: Time as a Fundamental Misconception

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Authors: Yu, Liang
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Abstract

We argue that modern physics—including classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum mechanics—suffers from a fundamental incompleteness rooted in the treatment of time as a variable. Starting from parity violation and the absence of intrinsic lifetime in quantum wave functions, we show that: (1) only matter can observe change, yet physics uses light (which has no time) to define spacetime; (2) the time coordinate is either meaningless (without motion) or not independent (with motion); (3) physics writes equations from a God's eye view but performs measurements from a material observer's view; (4) matter, change, and time form a circular dependency that cannot be resolved within the current framework. The incompleteness of physics is not technical but structural.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Relativity and Gravitational Theory Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
18 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint