• puchaczyk
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    9 hours ago

    This is why a length of a vector on a complex plane is |z|=√(z*×z). z* is a complex conjugate of z.

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      4 hours ago

      I’ve noticed that, if an equation calls for a number squared, they usually really mean a number multiplied by its complex conjugate.