
"Where" exactly are complex numbers used "in the real world"?
Jan 24, 2013 · 50 Complex numbers are used in electrical engineering all the time, because Fourier transforms are used in understanding oscillations that occur both in alternating current and in signals …
complex numbers - Why is $ |z|^2 = z z^* $? - Mathematics Stack …
May 9, 2014 · I've been working with this identity but I never gave it much thought. Why is $ |z|^2 = z z^* $ ? Is this a definition or is there a formal proof?
Do complex numbers really exist? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Complex numbers involve the square root of negative one, and most non-mathematicians find it hard to accept that such a number is meaningful. In contrast, they feel that real numbers have an obviou...
complex numbers - Parametrizing shapes, curves, lines in $\mathbb {C ...
Feb 24, 2015 · Your second question was how does one go about parametrizing in the Complex plane. Draw the plot. Determine the direction of motion--counter clockwise or clockwise. Pick a starting …
What is the dot product of complex vectors?
Oct 6, 2017 · This complex "dot product" is sometimes called a Hermitian form. This specific separate term serves as a way to make it clear that it might not comply with the usual definition of a dot …
Why is $1/i$ equal to $-i$? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 11, 2015 · 11 There are multiple ways of writing out a given complex number, or a number in general. Usually we reduce things to the "simplest" terms for display -- saying $0$ is a lot cleaner …
complex numbers - What is $\sqrt {i}$? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 12, 2015 · The square root of i is (1 + i)/sqrt (2). [Try it out my multiplying it by itself.] It has no special notation beyond other complex numbers; in my discipline, at least, it comes up about half as …
complex numbers - Evaluating $\cos (i)$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Nov 27, 2020 · Then it is well defined on the complex plane as well and Euler's formula gives us its real and imaginary parts. However Euler's formula still valid for any complex number and makes bridges …
Complex numbers straight line proof - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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Complex power of a complex number - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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