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 10 months ago
sciencenews.org/…/quantum-physics-imaginary-numbe…
Nontechnical article explaining the concept.
aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 10 months ago
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months 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.