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Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all
Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, they show that this theory does not necessarily need to be formulated with imaginary numbers – real numbers can in fact also be used. The American Physical Society has also dedicated a “Highlight” to these findings in its Physics Magazine.
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· Jul 9, 2026
'Complex numbers are not needed for quantum mechanics': Physicists develop quantum model that uses only 'real' numbers for first time ever
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· Jul 3, 2026
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· Jun 26, 2026
Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
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· Jul 9, 2026
Heidelberg physicists just united two opposing quantum theories
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· Jul 5, 2026
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· Jun 30, 2026
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Quantum states and density of states
Fiveable, Jul 03, 2026 The concept of types of quantum states is genuinely new to me, and finding this awakens that joy of discovery in me. I've seen enough about quantum theory and quantum computing to conclude there is definitely something real there. But work in the field - such as this paper, also on quantum states - is beyond what I can understand without a lot of focused study. Ah, maybe, one day. The key thing to undertsand here is that it's not nonsense - it's real (so far as anything counts as 'real' in the quantum world). I did some quick reading today aftern seeing this diagram in a post by Sumit Patel in LinkedIn. I didn't think it would be definitive (after all, this is LinkedIn we're talking about). The article I link to here as several other diagrams of types of quantum states. It just underlines the fact that 'types' are things that we as viewers bring to the world; they're not inherently in the world, not until they're recognized as such. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]
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· Jun 22, 2026
US president signs executive orders on quantum innovation
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· Jul 3, 2026
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