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Uses of Your Imagination

-Wait a minute--they give phasers to math guys? Is that safe? And where can I get one?

Definition (from Wiki)

In engineering, the complex numbers are an extension of the real numbers obtained by adjoining an imaginary unit, denoted j, which satisfies:

   j^2=-1

Phasors

There are 3 forms:

  1. M*exp(j*φ)    <--Exponential Form
  2. A+j*B         <--Phasor Form
  3. M∠φ°          <--Polar Form

To get from one form and back again observe:


   M = sqrt{A^2 + B^2}

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