Complex Number Overview
Complex Number Overview
Complex Number Overview
x + jy (rectangular) Representation
Consider
√ a complex number z1 = x1 + jy1 , where x1 , y1 ∈ R and
j = −1. We define the ”real part” of z as <{z 1 } = x1 , and the
”imaginary part” of z1 as ={z1 } = y1 .
Now define another complex number z2 = x2 + jy2 similarly. We have
then that
Complex Conjugate
For a complex number z = x + jy, we define its conjugate, z ∗ , as
follows:
z ∗ = x − jy.
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z1 = x1 + jy1 and z2 = x2 + jy2 . Then
z1 z1 z2∗ z1 z2∗ (x1 + jy1 )(x2 − jy2 ) (x1 x2 + y1 y2 ) + j(x2 y1 − x1 y2 )
= = = 2 2 =
z2 z2 z2∗ |z2 | x2 + y 2 x22 + y22
Euler’s Identity
Euler’s identity states the following
ejθ + e−jθ
cos(θ) = ,
2
ejθ − e−jθ
and sin(θ) =
2j
Note that for all phase angles θ, |ejθ | = cos2 (θ) + sin2 (θ) = 1.
(Note that <{z1 } = |z1 | cos(θ1 ) and ={z1 } = |z1 | sin(θ1 ) define the
inverse transformation back to rectangular coordinates.)
Let z2 = |z2 |ejθ2 , and z1 defined as above. We have then that
so that
p
|z1 + z2 | = (|z1 | cos(θ1 ) + |z2 | cos(θ2 ))2 + (|z1 | sin(θ1 ) + |z2 | sin(θ2 ))2 ,
−1 |z1 | cos(θ1 ) + |z2 | cos(θ2 )
∠(z1 + z2 ) = tan ;
|z1 | sin(θ1 ) + |z2 | sin(θ2 )
|z1 z2 | = |z1 ||z2 |,
∠(z1 z2 ) = ∠z1 + ∠z2
4
3.5
z1 = | z1| e
jθ
3
2.5
Imaginary
2
| z1|
1.5
0.5
θ
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Real
0.5 0.5
0 0
−0.5 −0.5
−1 −1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
| x ( t)| ∠ x ( t)
1 1
2 14
12
1.5
10
8
1
6
4
0.5
2
0 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
0.5 0.5
0 0
−0.5 −0.5
−1 −1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
30
0.8
25
0.6 20
0.4 15
10
0.2
5
0 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2