<Ciro Santilli>[Ciro]'s 10 cents: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/32422/qm-without-complex-numbers/557600#557600

Why is there a <complex number> in the equation? Intuitively and mathematically:
* https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/8062/about-the-complex-nature-of-the-wave-function
* https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/32422/qm-without-complex-numbers
* https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/292947/is-it-possible-to-formulate-the-schr%C3%B6dinger-equation-in-a-manner-that-excludes-i

Some ideas:
* <explicit scalar form of the Maxwell's equations>


Why are complex numbers used in the Schrodinger equation?

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