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.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-1.0-or-later
.\"
-.TH complex 7 2023-07-18 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH complex 7 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
.SH NAME
complex \- basics of complex mathematics
.SH LIBRARY
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Complex numbers are numbers of the form z = a+b*i, where a and b are
real numbers and i = sqrt(\-1), so that i*i = \-1.
-.PP
+.P
There are other ways to represent that number.
The pair (a,b) of real
numbers may be viewed as a point in the plane, given by X- and
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ the pair of real numbers (r,phi), where r is the distance to the origin O,
and phi the angle between the X-axis and the line Oz.
Now
z = r*exp(i*phi) = r*(cos(phi)+i*sin(phi)).
-.PP
+.P
The basic operations are defined on z = a+b*i and w = c+d*i as:
.TP
.B addition: z+w = (a+c) + (b+d)*i
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ The basic operations are defined on z = a+b*i and w = c+d*i as:
.B multiplication: z*w = (a*c \- b*d) + (a*d + b*c)*i
.TP
.B division: z/w = ((a*c + b*d)/(c*c + d*d)) + ((b*c \- a*d)/(c*c + d*d))*i
-.PP
+.P
Nearly all math function have a complex counterpart but there are
some complex-only functions.
.SH EXAMPLES
Your C-compiler can work with complex numbers if it supports the C99 standard.
The imaginary unit is represented by I.
-.PP
+.P
.EX
/* check that exp(i * pi) == \-1 */
#include <math.h> /* for atan */