Comment on "Quantum mechanics based on real numbers: a consistent description"

[2607.28668] Comment on "Quantum mechanics based on real numbers: a consistent description" Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Physics > General Physics arXiv:2607.28668 (physics) [Submitted on 25 Jul 2026 ( v1 ), last revised 12 Sep 2026 (this version, v3)] Title: Comment on "Quantum mechanics based on real numbers: a consistent description" Authors: S C Tiwari View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: In this comment on arXiv:2503.17307 (PRL, 136, 240202, 2026), a novel idea using flag states to transform complex state vector and operators to real ones is argued to effectively lead to a quantum mechanics that is complex in the disguised form of real. The claim that real-valued quantum mechanics cannot be falsified is conceptually flawed. A new criterion based on the geometric phases is suggested to compare real and complex versions of quantum mechanics. Comments: 3 pages. Comment on arXiv:2503.17307 , elaborated with example Subjects: General Physics (physics.gen-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2607.28668 [physics.gen-ph] (or arXiv:2607.28668v3 [physics.gen-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.28668 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Suresh Tiwari dr [ view email ] [v1] Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:34:06 UTC (4 KB) [v2] Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:34:04 UTC (4 KB) [v3] Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:56:10 UTC (5 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.gen-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-07 Change to browse by: physics References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab) Major funding support from

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