Clarifications on the Experimental Status of Real Quantum Theory

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Submitted: 2026-10-02

Updated: 2026-10-02

Comments: 10 pages plus appendices

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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• Quantum theory based on real numbers cannot be experimentally falsified
• Quantum theory does not need complex numbers
• Characterizing the nonlocal correlations of particles that never interacted

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