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The schroedinger equation could be rewritten as two coupled equations without the need for complex numbers. Complex numbers just simplify things and "beautify i
by fishstamp82 8mo ago
The schroedinger equation could be rewritten as two coupled equations without the need for complex numbers. Complex numbers just simplify things and "beautify it", but there is nothing "fundamental" about it, its just representation.
- prmph 8mo agoBut if you rewrite it as "two coupled equations", you are still using complex numbers, just in another guise. Complex numbers are just two dimensional numbers, lol