Complex numbers are the square roots of negative numbers. i.e. root -1 = i
It can be used as a convenient shortcut to calculate the absolute value of the square of a complex number. Just multiply the number by its complex conjugate.I believe it has other uses as well.
You can use another complex number, a real number or an imaginary number. Complex number equations make interesting images. The link shows the image produced by (z-1)/(z+1) and inverses the checkerboard around two points.
One operation that is used a lot in quantum mechanics is taking the absolute value of the square of a complex number. This is equivalent to multiplying the complex number by its complex conjugate - and doing this is simpler in practice.
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As well as their use within mathematics, complex numbers have practical applications in many fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, economics, electrical engineering, and statistics.
Adjoint operator of a complex number?
The absolute value of a complex number is the magnitude of the number, which is found from sqrt(a² + b²) for the complex number a + bi
Yes. And since Real numbers are a subset of complex numbers, a complex number can also be a pure real.Another AnswerYes, for example: (0 + j5) is a complex number, whose 'real' number is zero.
You get a complex number unless the real number happens to be 0 or 1.
No. A complex number is a number that has both a real part and an imaginary part. Technically, a pure imaginary number ... which has no real part ... is not a complex number.
Graphically, the conjugate of a complex number is its reflection on the real axis.
No. It is an imaginary (or complex) number.