The Wave Function Must Represent a Physical Wave

The Einstein relationship, the de Broglie relationship, and the Born rule are considered fundamental in quantum mechanics, yet in mathematical logic, as usually written, they are not self-consistent [1]. On the other hand, each has had great success individually at predicting the outcome of experiments. It is shown here that the lack of self-consistency can be remedied if it is assumed the wave is physical, and the equation for the wave, and not the particle, is actually the Schrödinger equation.