Re: Simplifying Conjugate[] with 5.2 Mac
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- Subject: [mg59916] Re: Simplifying Conjugate[] with 5.2 Mac
- From: sbjensen at midway.uchicago.edu (Steuard Jensen)
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
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Quoth "James Gilmore" <james.gilmore at yale.edu> in article
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> "Steuard Jensen" <sbjensen at midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> > Quoth "James Gilmore" <james.gilmore at yale.edu>:
> >> Extend the definition to include purely complex variables:
> >> ConjugateVariables[z_] := z /. {w -> -w, -w -> w,
> > (Do you mean "purely imaginary variables"? I don't think we have many
> > quaternions here. :) )
> Yes of course, apoligies. I was studying complex variables for my
> qualifying exams when I wrote this message... :)
Ugh. Qualifying exams are never a pleasant process (even if you end
up doing well). Good luck to you!
As for the complex/imaginary thing, that's been a sore spot for me
since way back in high school: in a science quiz bowl competition, we
were asked what kind of solutions a particular quadratic had. I
quickly found that they were +/- 4 i, so I buzzed in and said, "Two
imaginary solutions." The judge disqualified my answer, explaining
that the correct answer was "Two complex solutions." I was rather
annoyed, as you might expect (though my team still won the day).
> All the best with your high energy theory research.
Thanks! :)
Steuard Jensen
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