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'Complex numbers are not needed for quantum mechanics'
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livescience.com
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5 points by
bookofjoe
20 hours ago
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maxnoe 15 hours ago
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> The square root of -1 doesn't correspond to any quantity you could count or measure directly (you can't have negative one apple, for instance)
That must be the worst explanation of complex numbers I ever read. It's not even remotely connected.
That must be the worst explanation of complex numbers I ever read. It's not even remotely connected.