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Magnetic_Syncopation t1_j6da7vr wrote
Reply to comment by Menolith in ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist? by Tharsis101
It's this related to quaternions?
Magnetic_Syncopation t1_j6d9syu wrote
Reply to comment by Flaky-Proof5511 in ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist? by Tharsis101
Another commenter mentioned that you can substitute calculations in electronic circuits that would normally use imaginary numbers instead with vectors. But it's a lot more work doing that, whereas imaginary numbers make calculations easier to do.
It seems like imaginary numbers provide a way of rotating between magnitudes in a sine/cosine way
Magnetic_Syncopation t1_j6d82xt wrote
Reply to comment by Future_Club1171 in ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist? by Tharsis101
Laplace*, he was a French mathematician
Magnetic_Syncopation t1_ixl0wo2 wrote
Reply to comment by SemogAziul in If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later? by badblackguy
Interesting that methanol is safe in an embryo, but it's also a poison that can lead to blindness.
Magnetic_Syncopation t1_ixktt0n wrote
Reply to comment by iayork in If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later? by badblackguy
What are examples of cryoprotectants often used? Sugar?
Magnetic_Syncopation t1_j6dbxru wrote
Reply to comment by Denziloe in ELI5: Why do imaginary numbers even need to exist? by Tharsis101
>Generally mathematicians are not concerned about whether there are physical applications.
They're not anti-applications, it's more that they spend time in abstract-land for a while investigating something before they look for applications of what they just created. It's their creative process.