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by whatshisface 858 days ago
The complex numbers in the matrices appear as a consequence of trying to do something else. I don't think they have much physical meaning on their own, which is why I am surprised that people ask what it would mean if they had to all be real numbers.
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The parent 'sw1sh' didn't ask that? Do you mean some sort of critique found elsewhere?