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### Why is the wave function complex? [duplicate]

Why should an equation (TDSE) in which first time derivative is related to second space derivative have a solution that contains $i$?The wave function is supposed to be complex, but I am unable to ...
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### Any problem at assuming the wave function as a real (rather than complex) function? [duplicate]

I'm a beginner at quantum mechanics but whenever I check the wave functions, they always have a complex factor. I can't clearly understand because complex number is an imaginary number so it can't ...
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### QM without complex numbers

I am trying to understand how complex numbers made their way into QM. Can we have a theory of the same physics without complex numbers? If so, is the theory using complex numbers easier?
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### Why are Only Real Things Measurable?

Why can't we measure imaginary numbers? I mean, we can take the projection of a complex wave to be the "viewable" part, so why are imaginary numbers given this immeasurable descriptor? Namely with ...
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### Can one do the maths of physics without using $\sqrt{-1}$?

The use of imaginary and complex values comes up in many physics and engineering derivations. I have a question about that: Is the use of complex numbers simply to make the process of derivation ...
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### Disproof of Bell’s Theorem

The half-page arxiv doc by Joy Christian of Oxford Uni, UK has the Title and Abstract: Disproof of Bell’s Theorem We illustrate an explicit counterexample to Bell’s theorem by constructing a ...
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### Is there a direct physical interpretation for the quantum mechanical wavefunction?

The Schrodinger equation in non-relativistic quantum mechanics yields the time-evolution of the so-called wavefunction corresponding to the system concerned under the action of the associated ...