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For some equations with singularities — points where the answers turn into infinity — looking at the nearby behavior with complex numbers can sometimes provide insight.
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Naturally enough, the two qubits can be described by a quantum-mechanical wave function that involves four complex numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018
Even mathematical giants found complex numbers difficult to swallow.
—William Ross, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
Those complex numbers, α and β, each have a certain magnitude, and according to the rules of quantum mechanics, their squared magnitudes must add up to 1.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Naturally enough, the two qubits can be described by a quantum-mechanical wave function that involves four complex numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018
Even mathematical giants found complex numbers difficult to swallow.
—William Ross, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
Those complex numbers, α and β, each have a certain magnitude, and according to the rules of quantum mechanics, their squared magnitudes must add up to 1.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018
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“Complex number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complex%20number. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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