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This is literally addressed in the second paragraph: In electromagnetism and most other fields of physics, imaginary numbers are merely a mathematical convenie
by fmvab 5y ago
This is literally addressed in the second paragraph:
In electromagnetism and most other fields of physics, imaginary numbers are merely a mathematical convenience. All the relevant phenomena can still be described using nothing but real numbers.
- Koshkin 5y agoBut the “convenience” is important, and its very existence is not accidental.