Re: minimizing the absolute value of a complex number
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- Subject: [mg91508] Re: minimizing the absolute value of a complex number
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:07:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <g8o88u$l81$1@smc.vnet.net>
shama shahbaz wrote:
> cananybody tell me how to minimize the absolute value of the complex function
>
> exp(jP)+exp(2*pi/180j)
>
> where P is the unknown
>
> i have some clue regarding taking the Cos and Sin values but i dont know how to minimize the equations
>
> Re{exp(jP)}+Re{exp(2*pi/180j)}=0
>
> Im{exp(jP)}+Im{exp(2*pi/180j)}=0
In[1]:= NMinimize[Abs[Exp[I P] + Exp[2*Pi/180 I]], P]
Out[1]= {6.9816*10^-12, {P -> 3.1765}}
Regards,
-- Jean-Marc