'Complex numbers are not needed for quantum mechanics'

(livescience.com)

4 points | by bookofjoe 12 hours ago ago

1 comments

  • maxnoe 7 hours ago

    > 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.