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An amplitude is not a complex number. It is the real number one gets taking the root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary part of a complex numb
by DonGateley 11y ago
An amplitude is not a complex number. It is the real number one gets taking the root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary part of a complex number. In QM they will be between 0 and 1 and are probabilities.
- loup-vaillant 11y agoNo matter, that's still a physical quantity. Probability is in the mind. http://lesswrong.com/lw/oj/probability_is_in_the_mind/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/oj/probability_is_in_the_mind/
- davorak 11y agoFrom memory of quantum class the amplitude is a complex number and are not directly probabilities: Most convenient reference: > In quantum mechanics, a probability amplitude is a complex number ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_amplitude#A_basic_example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_amplitude#A_basic_...