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Imaginary numbers are real

29 mins | Jul 15, 2022
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How imaginary numbers describe the fundamental shape of nature. These odd values were long dismissed as bookkeeping. Now physicists are proving that they describe the hidden shape of nature. Physics writer Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores the mindboggling world of imaginary numbers and why some of the world's biggest mysteries cannot be solved without them.

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