Popular Mechanics August 26, 2026 • 13:00

Is Reality ‘Imaginary’? Physicists Just Settled One of Quantum Theory’s Weirdest Debates. - Yahoo

By Caroline Delbert

It turns out that imaginary numbers aren’t really needed for quantum mechanics.

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Is Reality ‘Imaginary’? Physicists Just Settled One of Quantum Theory’s Weirdest Debates. - Yahoo

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