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The result makes the matter more of a mystery.

The result makes the matter more of a mystery.

::Let 1 - a = b < 0. Then <math>\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{b}} = \frac{1}{z}</math> where <math>z = x + iy</math> is an arbitrary complex number, with <math>i = \sqrt{-1}</math>, i.e. the "imaginary number."

::Let <math>1 - a = b < 0</math>. Then <math>\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{b}} = \frac{1}{z}</math> where <math>z = x + iy</math> is an arbitrary complex number, with <math>i = \sqrt{-1}</math>, i.e. the "imaginary number."

In other words, the Lorentz factor would involve an imaginary number.

In other words, the Lorentz factor would involve an imaginary number.