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So because quantum mechanics is well modeled by imaginary numbers, the existence of quantum particles threatens the definition of irrational numbers? That doesn't make any sense.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Yes, it does not make any sense. If the link above is what it appears from the summary, some students unknowingly attempted to square the circle.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaring_the_circle

this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2024
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