Complex conjugate
The complex conjugate of a complex number is the complex number .
Geometrically, if is a point in the complex plane, is the reflection of across the real axis.
Properties
Conjugation is its own functional inverse and commutes with the usual operations on complex numbers:
It also interacts in simple ways with other operations on :
- If for , . That is, is the complex number of same absolute value but opposite argument of .
- where is the real part of .
- where is the imaginary part of .
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