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Complex Conjugation

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Another fundamental operation is complex conjugation. It relates a complex number $a=x+iy$ to the complex number $\overline{a}:=x-iy$, which has the imaginary part negated.

Geometrically, complex conjugation corresponds to a reflection in the real axis.


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Complex addition and multiplication (generic) $\hookleftarrow$ Contents $\hookrightarrow$ Powers of a complex number