Researchers have constructed a reformulation of quantum mechanics that produces identical predictions to standard theory while using only real numbers instead of complex numbers, resolving a decades-old theoretical question. The discovery could simplify quantum computations and deepen understanding of quantum mechanics' mathematical foundations.
Live Science · Thursday, 9 July 2026
Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard theory, resolving a question that's simmered since the field began.
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