Quantum Mechanics Based on Real Numbers: A Consistent Description

Author(s): Pedro Barrios Hita, Anton Trushechkin, Hermann Kampermann, Michael Epping, and Dagmar Bruß By exploiting a physically motivated principle, rather than a mathematical postulate, researchers offer a new perspective on how a real-valued quantum theory can be constructed. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 240202] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026