Why are complex numbers used in the Schrodinger equation?
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Why are complex numbers used in the Schrodinger equation? by
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-09 +Created 1970-01-01
This useless video doesn't really explain anything, he just says "it's needed because the equation has an in it".
The real explanation is: they are not needed, they just allow us to write the equation in a shorter form, which is always a win: physics.stackexchange.com/questions/32422/qm-without-complex-numbers/557600#557600
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