d> Real Analysis: I \( \def\naturals{\mathbb{N}} \def\integers{\mathbb{Z}} \def\rationals{\mathbb{Q}} \def\reals{\mathbb{R}} \)

Complex Numbers

Up till now, you have been told that you can only take the square root of a positive number, because every number was positive after you square it.

However, after given a new defined number, you can take the square root of a negative number. We called this new defined number "i", which stands for "imaginary" (we know it does not exist).


Definition

Complex numbers are the field of $\mathbb{C}$ numbers of $x +iy$, where x and y are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit.

We write complex number in the form of (x,y), which means $x + iy$

$i = \sqrt{-1}$, then $i^2 = -1$

'+' $\rightarrow (a,b) + (c,d) = (a+b, c+d)$

'$\times$' $\rightarrow (a,b) \times (c,d) = (ac-bd, ad+bc)$

$\sqrt{-9} = \sqrt{9(-1)} = \sqrt{9}i = 3i$

$\sqrt{-18} = \sqrt{18(-1)} = \sqrt{18}i = 3\sqrt{2}i$


Operations

Additive identity: '0' = (0,0)

Multiplication identity: '1' = (1,0)

Multiplication inverse: $(\frac{a}{a^2+b^2}, -\frac{b}{a^2+b^2})$

$i^n = 1, n = 4k, k \in \mathbb{Z}$

$i^n = i, n = 4k + 1, k \in \mathbb{Z}$

$i^n = -1, n = 4k + 2, k \in \mathbb{Z}$

$i^n = -i, n = 4k + 3, k \in \mathbb{Z}$

$2i + 5i = (2+5)i = 7i$

$(2i)(5i) = (2 \times 5)(i \times i) = 10(-1) = -10$


Conjugate

If a and b are real, and $z = a + bi$, then the complex number $\bar{z} = a - bi$. We can write a = Re(z), and b = Im(z)

$|\bar{z}| = |z|$

$|zw| = |z||w|$

$Re(z) < |z|+|w|$


Cauchy–Schwarz Inequality

$$ \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k \right)^2 \leq \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k^2 \right) \left( \sum_{k=1}^n b_k^2 \right) $$