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Term: conjugate
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Definition: complex number obtained from a given complex number by replacing the imaginary part by its negative

Note 1 to entry: The conjugate of the complex number c=a+jb=|c| e jφ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadogacqGH9aqpca WGHbGaey4kaSscLbsacaGGQbGccaWGIbGaeyypa0ZaaqWaaeaacaWG JbaacaGLhWUaayjcSdGaaiyzamaaCaaaleqabaGaaiOAaiabew9aMb aaaaa@47CD@ is c*=ajb=|c| e jφ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadogacaGGQaGaey ypa0JaamyyaiabgkHiTKqzGeGaaiOAaOGaamOyaiabg2da9maaemaa baGaam4yaaGaay5bSlaawIa7aiaacwgadaahaaWcbeqaaiabgkHiTi aacQgacqaHvpGzaaaaaa@4973@ . In mathematics, the conjugate of c is often denoted by c ¯ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaamaanaaabaGaam4yaa aaaaa@39C6@ .

Note 2 to entry: The concept of conjugate may be applied to complex scalar, vector or tensor quantities or to matrices of complex elements.


Publication date:2008-08
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