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→5.3 Multiple valuedness, natural logarithms
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Penrose goes further in representing $$z$$ with polar coordinates showing <math>z=logr+iθ</math>, then <math>e^z=re^{iθ}</math>. This formulation shows us that when we multiply two complex numbers, we take the product of their moduli and the sum of their arguments (using the addition to multiplication formula introduced in 5.2). | Penrose goes further in representing $$z$$ with polar coordinates showing <math>z=logr+iθ</math>, then <math>e^z=re^{iθ}</math>. This formulation shows us that when we multiply two complex numbers, we take the product of their moduli and the sum of their arguments (using the addition to multiplication formula introduced in 5.2). | ||
Rounding out the chapter, Penrose gives us another further representation of assuming $$r=1$$, such that we recover the ‘unit circle’ in the complex plane with $$w=e^iθ$$. We can 'encapsulate the essentials of trigonometry in the much simpler properties of complex exponential functions' on this circle by showing <math>e^iθ=cos(θ) + isin(θ)</math>. | Rounding out the chapter, Penrose gives us another further representation of assuming $$r=1$$, such that we recover the ‘unit circle’ in the complex plane with $$w=e^{iθ}$$. We can 'encapsulate the essentials of trigonometry in the much simpler properties of complex exponential functions' on this circle by showing <math>e^{iθ}=cos(θ) + isin(θ)</math>. | ||
* $$e^{i\theta}$$ is helpful notation for understanding rotating | * $$e^{i\theta}$$ is helpful notation for understanding rotating | ||