So because quantum mechanics is well modeled by imaginary numbers, the existence of quantum particles threatens the definition of irrational numbers? That doesn’t make any sense.
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Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 year ago
sciencenews.org/…/quantum-physics-imaginary-numbe…
Nontechnical article explaining the concept.
aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 1 year ago
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes, it does not make any sense. If the link above is what it appears from the summary, some students unknowingly attempted to square the circle.
bstix@feddit.dk 1 year ago
But that’s imaginary numbers, not irrational numbers.
The issue between quantum physics and irrational numbers is different than the use of imaginary numbers: Irrational numbers have infinite decimals, while quantum physics is quantized.