Current Mathematics Appears to Be Inconsistent

2006/06/25 by Guang-Liang Li, Li, Guang-Liang, Victor O. K. Li +1
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #00A05 #FOS: Mathematics #General Mathematics (math.GM) #Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques #math.GM #msc:00A05

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0606635

5 pages and 1 figure, updated version of math.GM/0606635v3 with additional results and proofs

openalex publication_date 2006/06/25 · arxiv created 2007/08/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We show that some mathematical results and their negations are both deducible. The derived contradictions indicate the inconsistency of current mathematics. This paper is an updated version of arXiv:math/0606635v3 with additional results and proofs.

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