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Imaginary unit

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Although the construction is called "imaginary", and although the concept of an imaginary number may be intuitively more difficult to grasp than that of a real number, the construction is valid from a mathematical standpoint. Real number operations can be extended to imaginary and complex numbers, by
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part. (A scalar is a quantity with no orientation, a vector is a quantity oriented like a line, and a bivector is a quantity oriented like a plane.) The square of any vector is a positive scalar, representing its length squared, while the square of any bivector is a negative scalar.
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or for the principal branch of the complex square root function. Attempting to apply the calculation rules of the principal (real) square root function to manipulate the principal branch of the complex square root function can produce false results:
4850: 5147: 3013: 5752: 3907: 6410: 2157: 4132:{\displaystyle i^{n}={\exp }{\bigl (}{\tfrac {1}{2}}\pi i{\bigr )}^{n}={\exp }{\bigl (}{\tfrac {1}{2}}n\pi i{\bigr )}={\cos }{\bigl (}{\tfrac {1}{2}}n\pi {\bigr )}+{i\sin }{\bigl (}{\tfrac {1}{2}}n\pi {\bigr )}.} 6114: 1432:{\displaystyle {\begin{alignedat}{3}i^{3}&=i^{2}i&&=(-1)i&&=-i,\\i^{4}&=i^{3}i&&=\;\!(-i)i&&=\ \,1,\\i^{5}&=i^{4}i&&=\ \,(1)i&&=\ \ i,\end{alignedat}}} 6764: 5887:, with each branch in the domain corresponding to one infinite strip in the codomain. Functions depending on the complex logarithm therefore depend on careful choice of branch to define and evaluate clearly. 6710: 6123: 1960: 7550: 6339: 3245: 5597: 5531: 1616:
of each other. Although the two solutions are distinct numbers, their properties are indistinguishable; there is no property that one has that the other does not. One of these two solutions is labelled
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function relates complex addition in the domain to complex multiplication in the codomain. Real values in the domain represent scaling in the codomain (multiplication by a real scalar) with
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to the algebra of complex numbers. In this interpretation points, vectors, and sums of scalars and bivectors are all distinct types of geometric objects.
5306:{\displaystyle \exp \left(2\pi i{\frac {k+{\frac {1}{4}}}{n}}\right)=\cos \left({\frac {4k+1}{2n}}\pi \right)+i\sin \left({\frac {4k+1}{2n}}\pi \right).} 4514: 7495: 7468: 5543: 5435: 3211:, which as part of the complex plane is typically drawn with a vertical orientation, perpendicular to the real axis which is drawn horizontally. 5860:, with each complex number in the domain corresponding to multiple values in the codomain, separated from each-other by any integer multiple of 7604: 7410: 7120: 7085: 7054: 7023: 6946: 6915: 4243: 5944: 5763: 3661: 6715: 6664: 7529: 7176: 6806: 281:
were treated with skepticism – so the square root of a negative number was previously considered undefined or nonsensical. The name
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Other functions based on the complex exponential are well-defined with imaginary inputs. For example, a number raised to the
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in the plane, while multiplication by a unit-magnitude complex number corresponds to rotation about the origin. Every
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as an unknown quantity while manipulating an expression (and using the definition to replace any occurrence of
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and still is in some modern works. However, great care needs to be taken when manipulating formulas involving
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and all of the ordinary rules of complex arithmetic can be derived from the rules of matrix arithmetic.
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consisting of multiple copies of the complex plane stitched together along the negative real axis as a
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This fact can be used to demonstrate, among other things, the apparently counterintuitive result that
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an algebraic structure with addition and multiplication and sharing many properties with the ring of
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radian. The complex exponential is thus a periodic function in the imaginary direction, with period
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The interpretation of the imaginary unit as the ratio of two perpendicular vectors was proposed by
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is real but negative, these problems can be avoided by writing and manipulating expressions like
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Ivan, M.; Thornber, N.; Kouba, O.; Constales, D. (2013). "Arggh! Eye factorial . . . Arg(i!)".
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Euler expressed the partial fraction decomposition of the trigonometric cotangent as
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Because the real and imaginary parts are always separate, we regroup the terms,
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is reserved either for the principal square root function, which is defined for
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When the imaginary unit is repeatedly added or subtracted, the result is some
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One way of obtaining a single-valued function is to treat the codomain as a
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transformation of the plane can be represented by a complex-linear function
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decomposes the exponential of an imaginary number representing a rotation:
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as the horizontal axis and the imaginary numbers as the vertical axis of a
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are an important mathematical concept; they extend the real number system
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The complex numbers can be represented graphically by drawing the real
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is inherently positive or negative in the sense that real numbers are.
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As a complex number, the imaginary unit follows all of the rules of
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More generally, in the geometric algebra of any higher-dimensional
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distinct solutions, which are equally valid and which happen to be
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treated as the same value; another is to take the domain to be a
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repeat in a cycle expressible with the following pattern, where
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realized that this ratio could be interpreted as a bivector.
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Circles Disturbed: The interplay of mathematics and narrative
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with appropriate scaling, can be represented as an infinite
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is a real number, this equation has two real solutions for
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The imaginary unit can also be multiplied by any arbitrary
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related to the convention of labelling orientations in the
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that keep each real number fixed, namely the identity and
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can be used to extend the real numbers to what are called
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A more formal expression of this indistinguishability of
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is defined solely by the property that its square is βˆ’1:
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Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering
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are guaranteed to be valid for real, positive values of
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is the point located one unit from the origin along the
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are real parameters to be determined, or equivalently
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arise from this labelling. For example, by convention
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Because the exponential is periodic, its inverse the
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A first course in complex analysis with applications
6000:{\displaystyle \log _{i}x=-{\frac {2i\ln x}{\pi }}.} 5331:. The set of roots equals the corresponding set of 1753:-axis. Despite the signs written with them, neither 1635:, though it is inherently ambiguous which is which. 3088:. For a more thorough discussion, see the articles 2541:The quotient of a vector with itself is the scalar 2184:. Larger matrices could also be used; for example, 7513: 7354: 6855: 6758: 6704: 6653:in turn, we will get the corresponding result for 6637: 6597: 6553: 6513: 6452: 6404: 6266:To find such a number, one can solve the equation 6225: 6108: 5999: 5929: 5843:{\displaystyle x^{ni}=\cos(n\ln x)+i\sin(n\ln x).} 5842: 5746: 5620: 5591: 5525: 5305: 5109: 4844: 4728: 4494: 4219: 4131: 3923:of the unit complex numbers under multiplication. 3919:of order 4, a discrete subgroup of the continuous 3901: 3753:{\displaystyle i(a+bi)=-b+ai,\quad -i(a+bi)=b-ai.} 3752: 3646: 3482: 3437: 3174: 3080: 3053: 3007: 2922: 2827: 2661: 2633: 2599:, so can be taken to represent the imaginary unit 2506: 2420: 2396: 2328: 2291: 2251: 2151: 2060: 1825: 1729: 1687: 1532: 1431: 1138: 1093: 1067: 1010: 953: 890: 827: 770: 713: 650: 587: 533: 479: 419: 359: 155: 130: 2965: 2868: 1313: 7405:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–284. 5681: 7076:(Teachers' ed.). Henri Picciotto. p.  6118:The magnitude and argument of this number are: 3184:Thus, the imaginary unit is the generator of a 7201:"i to the i is a Real Number – Math Fun Facts" 7171:. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. pp. 24–25. 7165:Zill, Dennis G.; Shanahan, Patrick D. (2003). 6801:(3rd ed.). New York : Wiley. p. 49. 2533:is a sum of a scalar (real number) part and a 7369:Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 6931:DoxiadΔ“s, Apostolos K.; Mazur, Barry (2012). 6799:Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences 5890:For example, if one chooses any branch where 5090: 5060: 5006: 4981: 4930: 4905: 4480: 4450: 4428: 4392: 4356: 4331: 4295: 4267: 4121: 4096: 4078: 4053: 4038: 4010: 3989: 3963: 8: 6822:Silver, Daniel S. (November–December 2017). 2611:The imaginary unit was historically written 2388: 2369: 1068:{\displaystyle \ \ i^{7}\ =-i{\phantom {1}}} 1011:{\displaystyle \ \ i^{6}\ =-1{\phantom {i}}} 828:{\displaystyle \ \ i^{3}\ =-i{\phantom {1}}} 771:{\displaystyle \ \ i^{2}\ =-1{\phantom {i}}} 265:Square roots of negative numbers are called 235:, the imaginary unit is normally denoted by 6790:Elementary vectors for electrical engineers 5404:The complex exponential can be broken into 1865:can be represented by any pair of matrices 1837:. For more on this general phenomenon, see 1439:and so on, cycling through the four values 1152:defined this way, it follows directly from 227:is sometimes used instead. For example, in 7524:. Chichester: Princeton University Press. 7045:(4th ed.). Cengage Learning. p.  6638:{\displaystyle x=-{\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}}} 6531: 6527: 6514:{\textstyle x^{2}-{\tfrac {1}{4}}x^{-2}=0} 5930:{\displaystyle \ln i={\tfrac {1}{2}}\pi i} 1312: 7496:On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences 7469:On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences 7380: 7325: 7304: 7283: 7262: 7249: 7229: 7145:University of Toronto Mathematics Network 6739: 6722: 6717: 6685: 6668: 6666: 6621: 6610: 6598:{\displaystyle x={\tfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}}} 6581: 6573: 6539: 6525: 6496: 6480: 6471: 6465: 6441: 6425: 6417: 6359: 6346: 6338: 6336: 6194: 6158: 6150: 6127: 6125: 6099: 6040: 5970: 5952: 5946: 5909: 5895: 5771: 5765: 5720: 5714: 5700: 5684: 5660: 5612: 5606: 5545: 5437: 5266: 5215: 5180: 5171: 5149: 5089: 5088: 5069: 5065: 5059: 5058: 5053: 5034: 5017: 5005: 5004: 4986: 4980: 4979: 4974: 4955: 4938: 4929: 4928: 4910: 4904: 4903: 4898: 4888: 4883: 4881: 4818: 4788: 4779: 4754: 4743: 4702: 4685: 4677: 4665: 4659: 4658: 4626: 4599: 4582: 4574: 4573: 4568: 4556: 4550: 4549: 4517: 4513: 4511: 4479: 4478: 4459: 4455: 4449: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4427: 4426: 4409: 4397: 4391: 4390: 4385: 4371: 4355: 4354: 4336: 4330: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4304: 4300: 4294: 4293: 4284: 4272: 4266: 4265: 4260: 4246: 4242: 4240: 4207: 4200: 4188: 4120: 4119: 4101: 4095: 4094: 4086: 4077: 4076: 4058: 4052: 4051: 4046: 4037: 4036: 4015: 4009: 4008: 4003: 3994: 3988: 3987: 3968: 3962: 3961: 3956: 3947: 3941: 3872: 3840: 3811: 3788: 3782: 3663: 3625: 3612: 3593: 3585: 3559: 3546: 3527: 3519: 3514: 3465: 3463: 3244: 3242: 3188:under addition, specifically an infinite 3131: 3068: 3066: 3044: 3039: 2995: 2990: 2972: 2971: 2966: 2959: 2958: 2943: 2942: 2937: 2935: 2905: 2904: 2893: 2875: 2874: 2869: 2850: 2849: 2844: 2842: 2820: 2806: 2770: 2768: 2741: 2740: 2735: 2733: 2732: 2722: 2709: 2686: 2652: 2650: 2618: 2616: 2481: 2413: 2408:to the complex numbers, and the variable 2376: 2364: 2351: 2350: 2348: 2314: 2308: 2277: 2271: 2233: 2232: 2230: 2107: 2087: 2016: 1970: 1962: 1819: 1818: 1816: 1712: 1707: 1673: 1668: 1554:, which is a special interpretation of a 1518: 1516: 1392: 1372: 1355: 1340: 1295: 1278: 1221: 1204: 1196: 1194: 1121: 1115: 1083: 1057: 1056: 1038: 1026: 1000: 999: 981: 969: 943: 942: 931: 930: 918: 906: 880: 879: 868: 867: 855: 843: 817: 816: 798: 786: 760: 759: 741: 729: 703: 702: 691: 690: 678: 666: 640: 639: 628: 627: 615: 603: 588:{\displaystyle \ i^{-1}=-i{\phantom {1}}} 577: 576: 558: 549: 534:{\displaystyle \ i^{-2}=-1{\phantom {i}}} 523: 522: 504: 495: 469: 468: 457: 456: 444: 435: 409: 408: 397: 396: 384: 375: 349: 146: 145: 143: 124: 123: 121: 7108:" [the square root of minus one] 3112:Imaginary integers and imaginary numbers 331: 223:is ambiguous or problematic, the letter 7365:"Euler and his Work on Infinite Series" 6778: 6259: 4183:Just like all nonzero complex numbers, 1933:The most common choice is to represent 219:In contexts in which use of the letter 7520:[the square root of minus one] 7111:. Princeton University Press. p.  7042:Math for Electricity & Electronics 3452:When multiplied by the imaginary unit 2580:, is a unit bivector which squares to 2456:. In this representation, the numbers 1792:(as an extension of the real numbers) 1550:to this angle works as well.) In the 190:There are two complex square roots of 7070:Picciotto, Henri; Wah, Anita (1994). 3203:. These numbers can be pictured on a 7: 7442:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.120.07.660 7011:Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes 6987:Hermann GΓΌnther Graßmann (1809–1877) 6876:participating institution membership 6453:{\textstyle y={\tfrac {1}{2}}x^{-1}} 6022:is most often given in terms of the 1807:isomorphism. That is, there are two 1730:{\displaystyle -{\tfrac {\pi }{2}},} 1458:. As with any non-zero real number, 293:used the term as early as 1670. The 3483:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{2}}\pi } 2196:could be represented by any of the 1745:-axis with positive angles turning 1688:{\displaystyle +{\tfrac {\pi }{2}}} 6786:Stubbings, George Wilfred (1945). 6195: 6132: 6075: 6051: 5691: 5655:translated by imaginary integers: 4738:Squaring either expression yields 2760: 2757: 2754: 2751: 2748: 2745: 2742: 1543:. (Adding any integer multiple of 1533:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {\pi }{2}}} 25: 7104:An Imaginary Tale: The story of " 6824:"The New Language of Mathematics" 2837:Generally, the calculation rules 2070:Then an arbitrary complex number 1919:can be represented by the matrix 1749:in the direction of the positive 99:. A simple example of the use of 7551:"Imaginary Roots of Polynomials" 7516:An Imaginary Tale: The story of 7073:Algebra: Themes, tools, concepts 6794:. London: I. Pitman. p. 69. 6460:into the first equation, we get 3231:in the complex plane called the 2161:More generally, any real-valued 208:of every real number other than 204:, just as there are two complex 6554:{\textstyle \implies 4x^{4}=1.} 6187: 5367:representing multiplication by 5119:For a general positive integer 5052: 4973: 3867: 3835: 3806: 3707: 3578: 2819: 2009: 1702:is said to have an argument of 6528: 6210: 6198: 6151: 6147: 6135: 6128: 6084: 6078: 6066: 6054: 5834: 5819: 5804: 5789: 5688: 5649:partial fraction decomposition 5520: 5508: 5493: 5481: 5343:. These are the vertices of a 4655: 4643: 4546: 4534: 4504:In rectangular form, they are 3729: 3714: 3683: 3668: 3633: 3613: 3567: 3547: 3422: 3404: 3398: 3380: 3370: 3355: 3352: 3337: 3324: 3312: 3306: 3294: 3284: 3269: 3263: 3248: 3219:Integer sums of the real unit 3163: 3151: 2796: 2787: 2781: 2772: 2507:{\displaystyle z\mapsto az+b.} 2486: 2464:are at the same distance from 2428:expresses the imaginary unit. 2361: 2355: 2243: 2237: 1784:is that, although the complex 1399: 1393: 1323: 1314: 1247: 1238: 177:Fundamental theorem of algebra 1: 7429:American Mathematical Monthly 7382:10.1090/S0273-0979-07-01175-5 5347:inscribed within the complex 3926:Written as a special case of 3175:{\displaystyle ai+bi=(a+b)i.} 3120:times the imaginary unit, an 2252:{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ,} 1638:The only differences between 1185:). Higher integral powers of 1167:are both square roots of βˆ’1. 261:Complex number Β§ History 156:{\displaystyle \mathbb {C} ,} 138:to the complex number system 7605:Quadratic irrational numbers 7137:"What is the square root of 6995:10.1007/978-94-015-8753-2_20 6657:. Thus, the square roots of 3911:Thus, under multiplication, 2973: 2944: 2906: 2876: 2851: 2645:. The radical sign notation 2188:could be represented by the 1826:{\displaystyle \mathbb {C} } 1628:) and the other is labelled 1566:(which is orthogonal to the 131:{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } 7363:Varadarajan, V. S. (2007). 5941:is a positive real number, 5375:representing a rotation by 1507:(or magnitude) of 1 and an 308:is an undivided whole, and 297:notation was introduced by 273:, only what are now called 247:is commonly used to denote 233:control systems engineering 27:Principal square root of βˆ’1 7626: 6985:. In Schubring, G. (ed.). 5313:The value associated with 4235:. In polar form, they are 4220:{\textstyle i=e^{\pi i/2}} 2634:{\textstyle {\sqrt {-1}},} 2435: 258: 29: 7125:– via Google Books. 7090:– via Google Books. 7059:– via Google Books. 7028:– via Google Books. 6951:– via Google Books. 6863:Oxford English Dictionary 5355:Exponential and logarithm 5335:rotated by the principal 4141:With a careful choice of 3081:{\textstyle {\sqrt {-7}}} 3054:{\textstyle i{\sqrt {7}}} 2180:, so could be chosen for 1741:relative to the positive 1139:{\displaystyle i^{2}=-1.} 1094:{\displaystyle \ \vdots } 360:{\displaystyle \ \vdots } 285:is generally credited to 7534:– via Archive.org. 6899:A History of Mathematics 4858:The three cube roots of 4175:The two square roots of 2662:{\textstyle {\sqrt {x}}} 2221:are real numbers form a 2200:for spatial dimensions. 1597:, the defining equation 271:early-modern mathematics 7512:Nahin, Paul J. (1998). 7101:Nahin, Paul J. (2010). 7039:Kramer, Arthur (2012). 6965:in the foreword to his 6868:Oxford University Press 5421:trigonometric functions 4153:, including cases like 3223:and the imaginary unit 2554:identity transformation 2329:{\displaystyle x^{2}+1} 2292:{\displaystyle x^{2}+1} 2080:can be represented by: 1811:of the complex numbers 1614:multiplicative inverses 103:in a complex number is 69:) is a solution to the 7610:Mathematical constants 7356: 6842:10.1511/2017.105.6.364 6797:Boas, Mary L. (2006). 6760: 6706: 6639: 6599: 6555: 6515: 6454: 6406: 6227: 6110: 6018:of the imaginary unit 6001: 5931: 5844: 5748: 5719: 5622: 5593: 5527: 5307: 5111: 4863: 4846: 4730: 4496: 4221: 4180: 4133: 3903: 3754: 3648: 3484: 3439: 3176: 3082: 3055: 3009: 2924: 2829: 2663: 2635: 2508: 2432:Graphic representation 2422: 2404:This quotient ring is 2398: 2330: 2293: 2253: 2153: 2062: 1909:Then a complex number 1849:Using the concepts of 1827: 1731: 1689: 1534: 1490:can be represented as 1471:can be represented in 1433: 1140: 1095: 1069: 1012: 955: 892: 829: 772: 715: 652: 589: 535: 481: 421: 361: 229:electrical engineering 167:for every nonconstant 163:in which at least one 157: 132: 52: 7357: 7008:Bunch, Bryan (2012). 6904:John Wiley & Sons 6761: 6707: 6640: 6600: 6556: 6516: 6455: 6407: 6329:equating coefficients 6228: 6111: 6002: 5932: 5858:multi-valued function 5845: 5749: 5696: 5623: 5621:{\displaystyle i^{i}} 5594: 5528: 5308: 5112: 4857: 4847: 4731: 4497: 4222: 4174: 4134: 3904: 3755: 3656:In rectangular form, 3649: 3500:. When multiplied by 3485: 3448:Quarter-turn rotation 3440: 3177: 3083: 3056: 3010: 2925: 2830: 2664: 2636: 2509: 2423: 2399: 2331: 2294: 2254: 2154: 2063: 1855:matrix multiplication 1828: 1732: 1690: 1535: 1467:As a complex number, 1434: 1141: 1096: 1070: 1013: 956: 893: 830: 773: 716: 653: 590: 536: 482: 422: 362: 259:Further information: 158: 133: 79:Although there is no 61:unit imaginary number 42: 7228: 6980:"Grassmann's Vision" 6716: 6665: 6609: 6572: 6524: 6464: 6416: 6335: 6124: 6039: 5945: 5894: 5764: 5659: 5653:reciprocal functions 5605: 5544: 5436: 5410:hyperbolic functions 5148: 4880: 4862:in the complex plane 4742: 4579: 4510: 4239: 4187: 4179:in the complex plane 3940: 3915:is a generator of a 3781: 3662: 3513: 3462: 3241: 3130: 3065: 3038: 2981: 2952: 2934: 2914: 2884: 2859: 2841: 2685: 2649: 2615: 2480: 2412: 2347: 2340:, and so there is a 2307: 2270: 2229: 2192:identity matrix and 2086: 1961: 1815: 1706: 1667: 1591:quadratic polynomial 1515: 1193: 1114: 1082: 1062: 1025: 1005: 968: 948: 936: 905: 885: 873: 842: 822: 785: 765: 728: 708: 696: 665: 645: 633: 602: 582: 548: 528: 494: 474: 462: 434: 414: 402: 374: 348: 142: 120: 83:with this property, 7557:on 16 December 2019 6866:(Online ed.). 5361:complex exponential 4575: 2982: 2974: 2953: 2945: 2915: 2907: 2885: 2877: 2860: 2852: 2299:has no real-number 1861:and imaginary unit 1835:complex conjugation 1809:field automorphisms 1659:is said to have an 1106:The imaginary unit 1058: 1001: 944: 932: 881: 869: 818: 761: 704: 692: 641: 629: 578: 524: 470: 458: 410: 398: 43:The imaginary unit 7499:. OEIS Foundation. 7472:. OEIS Foundation. 7352: 6857:"imaginary number" 6829:American Scientist 6756: 6751: 6734: 6702: 6697: 6680: 6635: 6633: 6595: 6593: 6551: 6511: 6490: 6450: 6435: 6402: 6400: 6223: 6106: 5997: 5927: 5919: 5840: 5744: 5695: 5628:is a real number. 5618: 5589: 5523: 5303: 5107: 5079: 5044: 5029: 4996: 4965: 4950: 4920: 4864: 4842: 4726: 4724: 4714: 4697: 4611: 4594: 4492: 4490: 4469: 4407: 4346: 4282: 4217: 4181: 4129: 4111: 4068: 4025: 3978: 3899: 3750: 3644: 3480: 3475: 3435: 3433: 3172: 3106:complex arithmetic 3078: 3051: 3005: 2920: 2825: 2801: 2659: 2631: 2504: 2418: 2394: 2326: 2289: 2249: 2173:of one squares to 2149: 2140: 2058: 2049: 2000: 1823: 1727: 1722: 1685: 1683: 1530: 1528: 1429: 1427: 1136: 1091: 1065: 1008: 951: 888: 825: 768: 711: 648: 585: 531: 477: 417: 357: 214:double square root 183:having a negative 153: 128: 71:quadratic equation 53: 7600:Algebraic numbers 7412:978-0-511-91510-9 7341: 7320: 7299: 7278: 7257: 7122:978-1-4008-3029-9 7087:978-1-56107-252-1 7056:978-1-133-70753-0 7025:978-0-486-13793-3 6963:Hermann Grassmann 6948:978-0-691-14904-2 6917:978-0-471-54397-8 6874:(Subscription or 6750: 6749: 6733: 6732: 6696: 6695: 6679: 6678: 6632: 6631: 6592: 6591: 6489: 6434: 6176: 6175: 5992: 5918: 5854:complex logarithm 5739: 5680: 5397:for all integers 5290: 5239: 5194: 5188: 5078: 5043: 5028: 5024: 4995: 4964: 4949: 4945: 4919: 4893: 4831: 4813: 4772: 4771: 4713: 4709: 4696: 4692: 4670: 4631: 4610: 4606: 4593: 4589: 4561: 4533: 4522: 4468: 4406: 4376: 4345: 4281: 4251: 4233:additive inverses 4227:has two distinct 4110: 4067: 4024: 3977: 3474: 3233:Gaussian integers 3215:Gaussian integers 3122:imaginary integer 3076: 3049: 3003: 2985: 2956: 2918: 2888: 2863: 2823: 2811: 2799: 2765: 2730: 2717: 2657: 2626: 2523:geometric algebra 2517:Geometric algebra 2421:{\displaystyle x} 2190:4 Γ— 4 2163:2 Γ— 2 1943:2 Γ— 2 1721: 1682: 1527: 1418: 1415: 1391: 1339: 1104: 1103: 1087: 1046: 1033: 1030: 989: 976: 973: 926: 913: 910: 863: 850: 847: 806: 793: 790: 749: 736: 733: 686: 673: 670: 623: 610: 607: 553: 499: 439: 379: 353: 173:Algebraic closure 114:Imaginary numbers 18:Square root of –1 16:(Redirected from 7617: 7581: 7580:on 13 July 2007. 7566: 7564: 7562: 7553:. 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A. 7453: 7423: 7417: 7416: 7393: 7387: 7386: 7384: 7361: 7359: 7358: 7353: 7342: 7340: 7326: 7321: 7319: 7305: 7300: 7298: 7284: 7279: 7277: 7263: 7258: 7250: 7222: 7216: 7215: 7213: 7211: 7197: 7191: 7190: 7162: 7156: 7155: 7153: 7151: 7140: 7133: 7127: 7126: 7107: 7098: 7092: 7091: 7067: 7061: 7060: 7036: 7030: 7029: 7005: 6999: 6998: 6984: 6971:William Clifford 6967:Ausdehnungslehre 6959: 6953: 6952: 6928: 6922: 6921: 6894:Merzbach, Uta C. 6886: 6880: 6879: 6871: 6859: 6852: 6846: 6845: 6819: 6813: 6812: 6795: 6793: 6783: 6767: 6765: 6763: 6762: 6757: 6752: 6745: 6741: 6735: 6728: 6724: 6711: 6709: 6708: 6703: 6698: 6691: 6687: 6681: 6674: 6670: 6661:are the numbers 6660: 6656: 6652: 6644: 6642: 6641: 6636: 6634: 6627: 6623: 6604: 6602: 6601: 6596: 6594: 6587: 6583: 6568: 6564: 6560: 6558: 6557: 6552: 6544: 6543: 6520: 6518: 6517: 6512: 6504: 6503: 6491: 6482: 6476: 6475: 6459: 6457: 6456: 6451: 6449: 6448: 6436: 6427: 6411: 6409: 6408: 6403: 6401: 6364: 6363: 6351: 6350: 6326: 6307: 6288: 6284: 6280: 6264: 6232: 6230: 6229: 6224: 6213: 6177: 6174: 6160: 6159: 6154: 6131: 6115: 6113: 6112: 6107: 6032: 6021: 6006: 6004: 6003: 5998: 5993: 5988: 5971: 5957: 5956: 5940: 5936: 5934: 5933: 5928: 5920: 5911: 5878: 5867: 5849: 5847: 5846: 5841: 5779: 5778: 5759: 5753: 5751: 5750: 5745: 5740: 5738: 5721: 5718: 5713: 5694: 5646: 5627: 5625: 5624: 5619: 5617: 5616: 5598: 5596: 5595: 5590: 5532: 5530: 5529: 5524: 5429: 5425: 5418: 5414: 5408:components, the 5400: 5396: 5389: 5385: 5378: 5374: 5370: 5366: 5342: 5338: 5330: 5326: 5319: 5312: 5310: 5309: 5304: 5299: 5295: 5291: 5289: 5281: 5267: 5248: 5244: 5240: 5238: 5230: 5216: 5200: 5196: 5195: 5190: 5189: 5181: 5172: 5144: 5133: 5127: 5122: 5116: 5114: 5113: 5108: 5094: 5093: 5087: 5080: 5071: 5064: 5063: 5057: 5045: 5036: 5030: 5020: 5019: 5010: 5009: 4997: 4988: 4985: 4984: 4978: 4966: 4957: 4951: 4941: 4940: 4934: 4933: 4921: 4912: 4909: 4908: 4902: 4894: 4892: 4884: 4873: 4861: 4851: 4849: 4848: 4843: 4832: 4827: 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3756: 3751: 3653: 3651: 3650: 3645: 3640: 3639: 3629: 3601: 3600: 3574: 3573: 3563: 3535: 3534: 3506: 3495: 3491: 3489: 3487: 3486: 3481: 3476: 3467: 3455: 3444: 3442: 3441: 3436: 3434: 3226: 3222: 3201:imaginary number 3181: 3179: 3178: 3173: 3087: 3085: 3084: 3079: 3077: 3069: 3060: 3058: 3057: 3052: 3050: 3045: 3033: 3029: 3022: 3018: 3014: 3012: 3011: 3006: 3004: 2999: 2991: 2986: 2984: 2983: 2967: 2964: 2963: 2957: 2955: 2954: 2938: 2929: 2927: 2926: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2916: 2894: 2889: 2887: 2886: 2870: 2864: 2862: 2861: 2845: 2834: 2832: 2831: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2812: 2807: 2802: 2800: 2771: 2767: 2766: 2764: 2763: 2739: 2734: 2731: 2723: 2718: 2710: 2679: 2668: 2666: 2665: 2660: 2658: 2653: 2640: 2638: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2619: 2602: 2598: 2583: 2579: 2569: 2551: 2513: 2511: 2510: 2505: 2467: 2463: 2459: 2427: 2425: 2424: 2419: 2403: 2401: 2400: 2395: 2381: 2380: 2368: 2354: 2335: 2333: 2332: 2327: 2319: 2318: 2298: 2296: 2295: 2290: 2282: 2281: 2258: 2256: 2255: 2250: 2236: 2210: 2195: 2191: 2187: 2183: 2179: 2164: 2158: 2156: 2155: 2150: 2145: 2144: 2079: 2067: 2065: 2064: 2059: 2054: 2053: 2005: 2004: 1954: 1950: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1929: 1918: 1908: 1897: 1883: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1860: 1832: 1830: 1829: 1824: 1822: 1783: 1776: 1766: 1759: 1752: 1744: 1736: 1734: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1714: 1701: 1694: 1692: 1691: 1686: 1684: 1675: 1658: 1651: 1644: 1634: 1627: 1623: 1603: 1585: 1578: 1561: 1549: 1539: 1537: 1536: 1531: 1529: 1520: 1502: 1496: 1489: 1481: 1473:rectangular form 1470: 1464: 1457: 1450: 1446: 1442: 1438: 1436: 1435: 1430: 1428: 1416: 1413: 1406: 1389: 1382: 1377: 1376: 1360: 1359: 1337: 1330: 1305: 1300: 1299: 1283: 1282: 1254: 1231: 1226: 1225: 1209: 1208: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1174: 1166: 1159: 1151: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1137: 1126: 1125: 1109: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1085: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1066: 1064: 1063: 1044: 1043: 1042: 1031: 1028: 1017: 1015: 1014: 1009: 1007: 1006: 987: 986: 985: 974: 971: 960: 958: 957: 952: 950: 949: 938: 937: 924: 923: 922: 911: 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7223: 7219: 7209: 7207: 7199: 7198: 7194: 7179: 7164: 7163: 7159: 7149: 7147: 7138: 7135: 7134: 7130: 7123: 7105: 7100: 7099: 7095: 7088: 7069: 7068: 7064: 7057: 7038: 7037: 7033: 7026: 7007: 7006: 7002: 6982: 6976:Hestenes, David 6974: 6969:of 1844; later 6960: 6956: 6949: 6930: 6929: 6925: 6918: 6888: 6887: 6883: 6873: 6854: 6853: 6849: 6821: 6820: 6816: 6809: 6796: 6785: 6784: 6780: 6776: 6771: 6770: 6714: 6713: 6663: 6662: 6658: 6654: 6646: 6607: 6606: 6570: 6569: 6566: 6562: 6535: 6522: 6521: 6492: 6467: 6462: 6461: 6437: 6414: 6413: 6399: 6398: 6388: 6376: 6375: 6365: 6355: 6342: 6333: 6332: 6309: 6290: 6286: 6282: 6267: 6265: 6261: 6256: 6242:Hyperbolic unit 6238: 6164: 6122: 6121: 6037: 6036: 6027: 6019: 6012: 5972: 5948: 5943: 5942: 5938: 5892: 5891: 5881:Riemann surface 5873: 5861: 5767: 5762: 5761: 5757: 5725: 5657: 5656: 5632: 5608: 5603: 5602: 5542: 5541: 5536:Euler's formula 5434: 5433: 5427: 5423: 5416: 5412: 5398: 5391: 5387: 5380: 5376: 5372: 5368: 5364: 5357: 5345:regular polygon 5340: 5336: 5328: 5324: 5314: 5282: 5268: 5265: 5261: 5231: 5217: 5214: 5210: 5173: 5161: 5157: 5146: 5145: 5135: 5131: 5125: 5120: 4878: 4877: 4871: 4859: 4820: 4790: 4756: 4750: 4746: 4745: 4740: 4739: 4723: 4722: 4672: 4633: 4620: 4619: 4563: 4524: 4508: 4507: 4489: 4488: 4433: 4378: 4365: 4364: 4314: 4292: 4253: 4237: 4236: 4196: 4185: 4184: 4176: 4169: 4154: 4150: 3986: 3943: 3938: 3937: 3931: 3930:for an integer 3928:Euler's formula 3912: 3868: 3836: 3807: 3784: 3779: 3778: 3772: 3768: 3765: 3660: 3659: 3608: 3589: 3542: 3523: 3511: 3510: 3501: 3493: 3460: 3459: 3457: 3453: 3450: 3432: 3431: 3373: 3334: 3333: 3287: 3239: 3238: 3224: 3220: 3217: 3128: 3127: 3114: 3102: 3063: 3062: 3036: 3035: 3031: 3027: 3020: 3016: 2932: 2931: 2839: 2838: 2683: 2682: 2674: 2647: 2646: 2613: 2612: 2609: 2600: 2596: 2593:Euclidean space 2581: 2571: 2557: 2542: 2527:Euclidean plane 2519: 2478: 2477: 2465: 2461: 2457: 2448:Cartesian plane 2440: 2434: 2410: 2409: 2372: 2345: 2344: 2310: 2305: 2304: 2273: 2268: 2267: 2266:The polynomial 2227: 2226: 2212: 2205: 2193: 2189: 2185: 2181: 2174: 2162: 2139: 2138: 2133: 2127: 2126: 2118: 2108: 2084: 2083: 2071: 2048: 2047: 2042: 2036: 2035: 2027: 2017: 1999: 1998: 1993: 1987: 1986: 1981: 1971: 1959: 1958: 1952: 1951:and the matrix 1948: 1946:identity matrix 1942: 1938: 1934: 1920: 1910: 1899: 1884: 1874: 1870: 1866: 1862: 1858: 1847: 1813: 1812: 1803:unique up to a 1778: 1771: 1761: 1754: 1750: 1742: 1739:Cartesian plane 1704: 1703: 1696: 1665: 1664: 1653: 1646: 1639: 1629: 1625: 1618: 1598: 1587: 1580: 1574: 1559: 1556:Cartesian plane 1544: 1513: 1512: 1498: 1491: 1487: 1476: 1468: 1459: 1452: 1448: 1444: 1440: 1426: 1425: 1405: 1381: 1368: 1361: 1351: 1348: 1347: 1329: 1304: 1291: 1284: 1274: 1271: 1270: 1253: 1230: 1217: 1210: 1200: 1191: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1176: 1172: 1161: 1157: 1149: 1117: 1112: 1111: 1107: 1080: 1079: 1034: 1023: 1022: 977: 966: 965: 914: 903: 902: 851: 840: 839: 794: 783: 782: 737: 726: 725: 674: 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New Series. 7351: 7348: 7345: 7339: 7336: 7333: 7329: 7324: 7318: 7315: 7312: 7308: 7303: 7297: 7294: 7291: 7287: 7282: 7276: 7273: 7270: 7266: 7261: 7256: 7253: 7248: 7245: 7242: 7239: 7236: 7233: 7217: 7192: 7177: 7157: 7128: 7121: 7093: 7086: 7062: 7055: 7031: 7024: 7000: 6954: 6947: 6923: 6916: 6890:Boyer, Carl B. 6881: 6847: 6836:(6): 364–371. 6814: 6807: 6777: 6775: 6772: 6769: 6768: 6755: 6748: 6744: 6738: 6731: 6727: 6721: 6701: 6694: 6690: 6684: 6677: 6673: 6630: 6626: 6620: 6617: 6614: 6590: 6586: 6580: 6577: 6550: 6547: 6542: 6538: 6534: 6530: 6510: 6507: 6502: 6499: 6495: 6488: 6485: 6479: 6474: 6470: 6447: 6444: 6440: 6433: 6430: 6424: 6421: 6397: 6394: 6391: 6389: 6387: 6384: 6381: 6378: 6377: 6374: 6371: 6368: 6366: 6362: 6358: 6354: 6349: 6345: 6341: 6340: 6258: 6257: 6255: 6252: 6251: 6250: 6249:in quaternions 6244: 6237: 6234: 6222: 6219: 6216: 6212: 6209: 6206: 6203: 6200: 6197: 6193: 6190: 6186: 6183: 6180: 6173: 6170: 6167: 6163: 6157: 6153: 6149: 6146: 6143: 6140: 6137: 6134: 6130: 6105: 6102: 6098: 6095: 6092: 6089: 6086: 6083: 6080: 6077: 6074: 6071: 6068: 6065: 6062: 6059: 6056: 6053: 6050: 6047: 6044: 6024:gamma function 6011: 6008: 5996: 5991: 5987: 5984: 5981: 5978: 5975: 5969: 5966: 5963: 5960: 5955: 5951: 5926: 5923: 5917: 5914: 5908: 5905: 5902: 5899: 5839: 5836: 5833: 5830: 5827: 5824: 5821: 5818: 5815: 5812: 5809: 5806: 5803: 5800: 5797: 5794: 5791: 5788: 5785: 5782: 5777: 5774: 5770: 5743: 5737: 5734: 5731: 5728: 5724: 5717: 5712: 5709: 5706: 5703: 5699: 5693: 5690: 5687: 5683: 5679: 5676: 5673: 5670: 5667: 5664: 5651:as the sum of 5615: 5611: 5588: 5585: 5582: 5579: 5576: 5573: 5570: 5567: 5564: 5561: 5558: 5555: 5552: 5549: 5522: 5519: 5516: 5513: 5510: 5507: 5504: 5501: 5498: 5495: 5492: 5489: 5486: 5483: 5480: 5477: 5474: 5471: 5468: 5465: 5462: 5459: 5456: 5453: 5450: 5447: 5444: 5441: 5356: 5353: 5333:roots of unity 5302: 5298: 5294: 5288: 5285: 5280: 5277: 5274: 5271: 5264: 5260: 5257: 5254: 5251: 5247: 5243: 5237: 5234: 5229: 5226: 5223: 5220: 5213: 5209: 5206: 5203: 5199: 5193: 5187: 5184: 5179: 5176: 5170: 5167: 5164: 5160: 5156: 5153: 5106: 5103: 5100: 5097: 5092: 5086: 5083: 5077: 5074: 5068: 5062: 5056: 5051: 5048: 5042: 5039: 5033: 5027: 5023: 5016: 5013: 5008: 5003: 5000: 4994: 4991: 4983: 4977: 4972: 4969: 4963: 4960: 4954: 4948: 4944: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4924: 4918: 4915: 4907: 4901: 4897: 4891: 4887: 4841: 4838: 4835: 4830: 4826: 4823: 4817: 4812: 4808: 4805: 4802: 4799: 4796: 4793: 4787: 4782: 4777: 4770: 4765: 4762: 4759: 4753: 4749: 4721: 4718: 4712: 4708: 4701: 4695: 4691: 4684: 4681: 4676: 4674: 4669: 4662: 4657: 4654: 4651: 4648: 4645: 4642: 4639: 4636: 4634: 4630: 4625: 4622: 4621: 4618: 4615: 4609: 4605: 4598: 4592: 4588: 4578: 4572: 4567: 4565: 4560: 4553: 4548: 4545: 4542: 4539: 4536: 4530: 4527: 4525: 4521: 4516: 4515: 4487: 4482: 4476: 4473: 4467: 4464: 4458: 4452: 4446: 4442: 4437: 4435: 4430: 4425: 4422: 4419: 4415: 4412: 4405: 4402: 4394: 4388: 4384: 4381: 4379: 4375: 4370: 4367: 4366: 4363: 4358: 4353: 4350: 4344: 4341: 4333: 4327: 4323: 4318: 4316: 4311: 4307: 4303: 4297: 4290: 4287: 4280: 4277: 4269: 4263: 4259: 4256: 4254: 4250: 4245: 4244: 4214: 4210: 4206: 4203: 4199: 4195: 4192: 4168: 4165: 4128: 4123: 4118: 4115: 4109: 4106: 4098: 4092: 4089: 4085: 4080: 4075: 4072: 4066: 4063: 4055: 4049: 4045: 4040: 4035: 4032: 4029: 4023: 4020: 4012: 4006: 4002: 3997: 3991: 3985: 3982: 3976: 3973: 3965: 3959: 3955: 3950: 3946: 3898: 3895: 3892: 3889: 3884: 3881: 3878: 3875: 3871: 3866: 3863: 3860: 3857: 3852: 3849: 3846: 3843: 3839: 3834: 3831: 3828: 3823: 3820: 3817: 3814: 3810: 3805: 3802: 3799: 3794: 3791: 3787: 3767:The powers of 3764: 3763:Integer powers 3761: 3749: 3746: 3743: 3740: 3737: 3734: 3731: 3728: 3725: 3722: 3719: 3716: 3713: 3710: 3706: 3703: 3700: 3697: 3694: 3691: 3688: 3685: 3682: 3679: 3676: 3673: 3670: 3667: 3643: 3638: 3635: 3632: 3628: 3624: 3621: 3618: 3615: 3611: 3607: 3604: 3599: 3596: 3592: 3588: 3584: 3581: 3577: 3572: 3569: 3566: 3562: 3558: 3555: 3552: 3549: 3545: 3541: 3538: 3533: 3530: 3526: 3522: 3518: 3479: 3473: 3470: 3449: 3446: 3430: 3427: 3424: 3421: 3418: 3415: 3412: 3409: 3406: 3403: 3400: 3397: 3394: 3391: 3388: 3385: 3382: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3372: 3369: 3366: 3363: 3360: 3357: 3354: 3351: 3348: 3345: 3342: 3339: 3336: 3335: 3332: 3329: 3326: 3323: 3320: 3317: 3314: 3311: 3308: 3305: 3302: 3299: 3296: 3293: 3290: 3288: 3286: 3283: 3280: 3277: 3274: 3271: 3268: 3265: 3262: 3259: 3256: 3253: 3250: 3247: 3246: 3229:square lattice 3216: 3213: 3209:imaginary axis 3171: 3168: 3165: 3162: 3159: 3156: 3153: 3150: 3147: 3144: 3141: 3138: 3135: 3113: 3110: 3101: 3098: 3075: 3072: 3061:, rather than 3048: 3043: 3002: 2998: 2994: 2989: 2980: 2977: 2970: 2962: 2951: 2948: 2941: 2913: 2910: 2903: 2900: 2897: 2892: 2883: 2880: 2873: 2867: 2858: 2855: 2848: 2818: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2798: 2795: 2792: 2789: 2786: 2783: 2780: 2777: 2774: 2762: 2759: 2756: 2753: 2750: 2747: 2744: 2738: 2729: 2726: 2721: 2716: 2713: 2708: 2705: 2702: 2699: 2696: 2693: 2690: 2656: 2630: 2625: 2622: 2608: 2605: 2518: 2515: 2503: 2500: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2436:Main article: 2433: 2430: 2417: 2393: 2390: 2387: 2384: 2379: 2375: 2371: 2367: 2363: 2360: 2357: 2353: 2325: 2322: 2317: 2313: 2288: 2285: 2280: 2276: 2248: 2245: 2242: 2239: 2235: 2211: 2202: 2198:Dirac matrices 2169:of zero and a 2165:matrix with a 2148: 2143: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2128: 2125: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2113: 2111: 2106: 2103: 2100: 2097: 2094: 2091: 2057: 2052: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2038: 2037: 2034: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2022: 2020: 2015: 2012: 2008: 2003: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1989: 1988: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1976: 1974: 1969: 1966: 1846: 1843: 1821: 1806: 1802: 1726: 1720: 1717: 1711: 1681: 1678: 1672: 1607: 1586: 1572: 1564:imaginary axis 1526: 1523: 1511:(or angle) of 1505:absolute value 1424: 1421: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1375: 1371: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1358: 1354: 1350: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1325: 1322: 1319: 1316: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1298: 1294: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1281: 1277: 1273: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1207: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1124: 1120: 1102: 1101: 1090: 1076: 1075: 1061: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1041: 1037: 1019: 1018: 1004: 998: 995: 992: 984: 980: 962: 961: 947: 941: 935: 929: 921: 917: 899: 898: 884: 878: 872: 866: 858: 854: 836: 835: 821: 815: 812: 809: 801: 797: 779: 778: 764: 758: 755: 752: 744: 740: 722: 721: 707: 701: 695: 689: 681: 677: 659: 658: 644: 638: 632: 626: 618: 614: 596: 595: 581: 575: 572: 569: 564: 561: 557: 542: 541: 527: 521: 518: 515: 510: 507: 503: 488: 487: 473: 467: 461: 455: 450: 447: 443: 428: 427: 413: 407: 401: 395: 390: 387: 383: 368: 367: 356: 342: 341: 335:The powers of 329: 326: 316:is the number 299:Leonhard Euler 287:RenΓ© Descartes 256: 253: 152: 148: 126: 97:multiplication 57:imaginary unit 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7622: 7611: 7608: 7606: 7603: 7601: 7598: 7596: 7593: 7592: 7590: 7579: 7575: 7571: 7570:"Convergence" 7556: 7552: 7548: 7544: 7543: 7539: 7533: 7531:0-691-02795-1 7527: 7522: 7521: 7510: 7509: 7505: 7498: 7497: 7491: 7487: 7483: 7478: 7475: 7471: 7470: 7464: 7460: 7456: 7451: 7447: 7443: 7439: 7435: 7431: 7430: 7422: 7419: 7414: 7408: 7404: 7403: 7398: 7392: 7389: 7383: 7378: 7374: 7370: 7366: 7349: 7346: 7343: 7337: 7334: 7331: 7327: 7322: 7316: 7313: 7310: 7306: 7301: 7295: 7292: 7289: 7285: 7280: 7274: 7271: 7268: 7264: 7259: 7254: 7251: 7246: 7243: 7240: 7237: 7234: 7231: 7221: 7218: 7206: 7202: 7196: 7193: 7188: 7184: 7180: 7178:0-7637-1437-2 7174: 7170: 7169: 7161: 7158: 7146: 7142: 7132: 7129: 7124: 7118: 7114: 7110: 7109: 7097: 7094: 7089: 7083: 7079: 7075: 7074: 7066: 7063: 7058: 7052: 7048: 7044: 7043: 7035: 7032: 7027: 7021: 7017: 7013: 7012: 7004: 7001: 6996: 6992: 6988: 6981: 6977: 6972: 6968: 6964: 6958: 6955: 6950: 6944: 6940: 6936: 6935: 6927: 6924: 6919: 6913: 6909: 6905: 6901: 6900: 6895: 6891: 6885: 6882: 6877: 6869: 6865: 6864: 6858: 6851: 6848: 6843: 6839: 6835: 6831: 6830: 6825: 6818: 6815: 6810: 6808:0-471-19826-9 6804: 6800: 6792: 6791: 6782: 6779: 6773: 6753: 6746: 6742: 6736: 6729: 6725: 6719: 6699: 6692: 6688: 6682: 6675: 6671: 6650: 6628: 6624: 6618: 6615: 6612: 6588: 6584: 6578: 6575: 6548: 6545: 6540: 6536: 6532: 6508: 6505: 6500: 6497: 6493: 6486: 6483: 6477: 6472: 6468: 6445: 6442: 6438: 6431: 6428: 6422: 6419: 6412:Substituting 6395: 6392: 6390: 6385: 6382: 6379: 6372: 6369: 6367: 6360: 6356: 6352: 6347: 6343: 6330: 6324: 6320: 6316: 6312: 6305: 6301: 6297: 6293: 6279: 6275: 6271: 6263: 6260: 6253: 6248: 6245: 6243: 6240: 6239: 6235: 6233: 6220: 6217: 6214: 6207: 6204: 6201: 6191: 6188: 6184: 6181: 6178: 6171: 6168: 6165: 6161: 6155: 6144: 6141: 6138: 6119: 6116: 6103: 6100: 6096: 6093: 6090: 6087: 6081: 6072: 6069: 6063: 6060: 6057: 6048: 6045: 6042: 6034: 6031: 6026:evaluated at 6025: 6017: 6009: 6007: 5994: 5989: 5985: 5982: 5979: 5976: 5973: 5967: 5964: 5961: 5958: 5953: 5949: 5924: 5921: 5915: 5912: 5906: 5903: 5900: 5897: 5888: 5886: 5882: 5877: 5871: 5865: 5859: 5855: 5850: 5837: 5831: 5828: 5825: 5822: 5816: 5813: 5810: 5807: 5801: 5798: 5795: 5792: 5786: 5783: 5780: 5775: 5772: 5768: 5754: 5741: 5735: 5732: 5729: 5726: 5722: 5715: 5710: 5707: 5704: 5701: 5697: 5685: 5677: 5674: 5671: 5668: 5665: 5662: 5654: 5650: 5644: 5640: 5636: 5631:The quotient 5629: 5613: 5609: 5599: 5586: 5583: 5580: 5577: 5574: 5571: 5568: 5565: 5562: 5559: 5556: 5553: 5550: 5547: 5539: 5537: 5533: 5517: 5514: 5511: 5505: 5502: 5499: 5496: 5490: 5487: 5484: 5478: 5475: 5472: 5469: 5466: 5463: 5460: 5457: 5454: 5451: 5448: 5445: 5442: 5439: 5431: 5422: 5411: 5407: 5402: 5395: 5384: 5362: 5354: 5352: 5350: 5346: 5334: 5323: 5317: 5300: 5296: 5292: 5286: 5283: 5278: 5275: 5272: 5269: 5262: 5258: 5255: 5252: 5249: 5245: 5241: 5235: 5232: 5227: 5224: 5221: 5218: 5211: 5207: 5204: 5201: 5197: 5191: 5185: 5182: 5177: 5174: 5168: 5165: 5162: 5158: 5154: 5151: 5142: 5139:= 0, 1, ..., 5138: 5129: 5117: 5104: 5101: 5098: 5095: 5084: 5081: 5075: 5072: 5066: 5054: 5049: 5046: 5040: 5037: 5031: 5025: 5021: 5014: 5011: 5001: 4998: 4992: 4989: 4975: 4970: 4967: 4961: 4958: 4952: 4946: 4942: 4935: 4925: 4922: 4916: 4913: 4899: 4895: 4889: 4885: 4875: 4869: 4856: 4852: 4839: 4836: 4833: 4828: 4824: 4821: 4815: 4810: 4806: 4803: 4800: 4797: 4794: 4791: 4785: 4780: 4775: 4768: 4763: 4760: 4757: 4751: 4747: 4736: 4719: 4716: 4710: 4706: 4699: 4693: 4689: 4682: 4679: 4675: 4667: 4652: 4649: 4646: 4640: 4637: 4635: 4628: 4623: 4616: 4613: 4607: 4603: 4596: 4590: 4586: 4576: 4570: 4566: 4558: 4543: 4540: 4537: 4528: 4526: 4519: 4505: 4502: 4485: 4474: 4471: 4465: 4462: 4456: 4444: 4440: 4436: 4423: 4420: 4417: 4413: 4410: 4403: 4400: 4386: 4382: 4380: 4373: 4368: 4361: 4351: 4348: 4342: 4339: 4325: 4321: 4317: 4309: 4305: 4301: 4288: 4285: 4278: 4275: 4261: 4257: 4255: 4248: 4234: 4230: 4212: 4208: 4204: 4201: 4197: 4193: 4190: 4173: 4166: 4164: 4161: 4157: 4148: 4144: 4139: 4126: 4116: 4113: 4107: 4104: 4090: 4087: 4083: 4073: 4070: 4064: 4061: 4047: 4043: 4033: 4030: 4027: 4021: 4018: 4004: 4000: 3995: 3983: 3980: 3974: 3971: 3957: 3953: 3948: 3944: 3935: 3929: 3924: 3922: 3918: 3909: 3896: 3893: 3890: 3887: 3882: 3879: 3876: 3873: 3869: 3864: 3861: 3858: 3855: 3850: 3847: 3844: 3841: 3837: 3832: 3829: 3826: 3821: 3818: 3815: 3812: 3808: 3803: 3800: 3797: 3792: 3789: 3785: 3776: 3762: 3760: 3747: 3744: 3741: 3738: 3735: 3732: 3726: 3723: 3720: 3717: 3711: 3708: 3704: 3701: 3698: 3695: 3692: 3689: 3686: 3680: 3677: 3674: 3671: 3665: 3657: 3654: 3641: 3636: 3630: 3626: 3622: 3619: 3616: 3609: 3605: 3602: 3597: 3594: 3590: 3586: 3582: 3579: 3575: 3570: 3564: 3560: 3556: 3553: 3550: 3543: 3539: 3536: 3531: 3528: 3524: 3520: 3516: 3508: 3505: 3499: 3498:anticlockwise 3477: 3471: 3468: 3447: 3445: 3428: 3425: 3419: 3416: 3413: 3410: 3407: 3401: 3395: 3392: 3389: 3386: 3383: 3377: 3375: 3367: 3364: 3361: 3358: 3349: 3346: 3343: 3340: 3330: 3327: 3321: 3318: 3315: 3309: 3303: 3300: 3297: 3291: 3289: 3281: 3278: 3275: 3272: 3266: 3260: 3257: 3254: 3251: 3236: 3234: 3230: 3214: 3212: 3210: 3206: 3202: 3198: 3193: 3191: 3187: 3182: 3169: 3166: 3160: 3157: 3154: 3148: 3145: 3142: 3139: 3136: 3133: 3125: 3123: 3119: 3111: 3109: 3107: 3099: 3097: 3095: 3091: 3073: 3070: 3046: 3041: 3024: 3000: 2996: 2992: 2987: 2978: 2975: 2968: 2949: 2946: 2939: 2911: 2908: 2901: 2898: 2895: 2890: 2881: 2878: 2871: 2865: 2856: 2853: 2846: 2835: 2816: 2813: 2808: 2803: 2793: 2790: 2784: 2778: 2775: 2736: 2727: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2711: 2706: 2703: 2700: 2697: 2694: 2691: 2688: 2677: 2672: 2654: 2644: 2628: 2623: 2620: 2606: 2604: 2594: 2589: 2587: 2578: 2574: 2568: 2564: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2546: 2539: 2536: 2532: 2528: 2524: 2516: 2514: 2501: 2498: 2495: 2492: 2489: 2483: 2475: 2471: 2455: 2454: 2453:complex plane 2449: 2445: 2439: 2438:Complex plane 2431: 2429: 2415: 2407: 2391: 2385: 2382: 2377: 2373: 2365: 2358: 2343: 2342:quotient ring 2339: 2323: 2320: 2315: 2311: 2302: 2286: 2283: 2278: 2274: 2264: 2262: 2246: 2240: 2224: 2220: 2216: 2208: 2203: 2201: 2199: 2178: 2172: 2168: 2159: 2146: 2141: 2135: 2130: 2123: 2120: 2115: 2109: 2104: 2101: 2098: 2095: 2092: 2089: 2081: 2078: 2074: 2068: 2055: 2050: 2044: 2039: 2032: 2029: 2024: 2018: 2013: 2010: 2006: 2001: 1995: 1990: 1983: 1978: 1972: 1967: 1964: 1956: 1947: 1931: 1927: 1923: 1917: 1913: 1906: 1902: 1895: 1891: 1887: 1881: 1877: 1856: 1852: 1844: 1842: 1840: 1836: 1810: 1804: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1791: 1787: 1782: 1775: 1768: 1765: 1758: 1748: 1747:anticlockwise 1740: 1724: 1718: 1715: 1709: 1700: 1679: 1676: 1670: 1662: 1657: 1650: 1643: 1636: 1633: 1622: 1615: 1611: 1605: 1601: 1596: 1595:multiple root 1592: 1584: 1577: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1565: 1557: 1553: 1552:complex plane 1548: 1542: 1524: 1521: 1510: 1506: 1501: 1495: 1485: 1480: 1474: 1465: 1462: 1456: 1422: 1419: 1410: 1408: 1402: 1396: 1386: 1384: 1378: 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170: 166: 150: 115: 111: 108: 98: 94: 90: 82: 76: 72: 68: 62: 58: 50: 49:complex plane 41: 37: 33: 19: 7578:the original 7573: 7559:. 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complex plane
quadratic equation
real number
complex numbers
addition
multiplication
Imaginary numbers
root
polynomial
Algebraic closure
Fundamental theorem of algebra
real number
square
square roots
zero
double square root
electrical engineering
control systems engineering
electric current
Complex number Β§ History
early-modern mathematics
real numbers
negative numbers
RenΓ© Descartes
Isaac Newton
Leonhard Euler
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