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Notation

$ a+bi $ where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property $ i^2 = -1 $. The real number a is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number b is the imaginary part.

Complex Arithmetic

Addition and Subtraction

$ (a + bi) + (c + di) = (a + c) + (b + d)i $

$ (a + bi) - (c + di) = (a - c) + (b - d)i $

Multiplication

$ (a + bi) * (c + di) = (ac - bd) + (ad + bc)i $

Division

$ \frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\ $

The polar form

The polar form is $ z = r\,(\cos \varphi + i\sin \varphi )\, $. It can also be represented as Euler's formula $ z = r\,\mathrm{e}^{i \varphi}\, $

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Ph.D. on Applied Mathematics in Aug 2007. Involved on applications of image super-resolution to electron microscopy

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