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Complex Conjugate

Definition: the complex conjugate.

x := x0 + (-R x1)i.

Example: 3R+5Ri=3R+(-R5R)i.

Proposition: For every x in C, y in C, z in C, the following holds:

x = x,
x+y = x + y,
x*y = x * y,
y != 0 => x/y = x / y,

Author: Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: November 16, 1999

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