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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

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