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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

Yes.

But seriously yeah, imaginary numbers (square root of -1) just so happens to be a key part of the definition of a sinusoidal waveform, which is what all electromagnetic radiation flows by. Especially power delivered by alternating current, but also digital stuff and general quantum particles and things. So it really affects everything.

this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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