Note that complex numbers can be replaced with 2x2 real matrices, such as i=(0,-1;1,0), since multiplication by i is basically rotation by 90 degrees in the complex plane. Given that the Dirac equation is already full of matrices, does it make you feel better about it?
Note that complex numbers can be replaced with 2x2 real matrices, such as i=(0,-1;1,0), since multiplication by i is basically rotation by 90 degrees in the complex plane. Given that the Dirac equation is already full of matrices, does it make you feel better about it?