complex conjugate of a variable

asked 2012-04-15 12:00:58 +0100

d3banjan
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updated 2012-04-15 14:50:40 +0100

I attempted to construct the complex conjugate of a variable thus -

x = var('x')
f = x*conjugate(x)
f({x:2+2i})

this throws a SyntaxError, although the f({x:2}) case works perfectly.

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why isn't the markdown for code working?

d3banjan ( 2012-04-15 12:01:40 +0100 )edit

Missing linebreak. There seemed to be HTML tags interspersed in your post for some reason. Incidentally, you can click on the "010101" button to select and format code instead of doing a manual indent.

DSM ( 2012-04-15 13:11:57 +0100 )edit

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answered 2012-04-15 13:14:54 +0100

DSM

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f({x:2+2i}) can never have worked: 2i isn't valid Sage. Either use *I or j, depending on where you want the result to live:

sage: 2+2i   
------------------------------------------------------------
   File "<ipython console>", line 1
     Integer(2)+2i
                 ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

sage: 2+2j
2.00000000000000 + 2.00000000000000*I
sage: parent(_)
Complex Field with 53 bits of precision
sage: 2+2*I    
2*I + 2
sage: parent(_)
Symbolic Ring

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