Conjugate of amplitude with imag. # in exponent and out of exponent?

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The discussion centers on the conjugation of complex amplitudes, specifically the expression i*e^(i@) related to spin half particles. It was clarified that when conjugating, both instances of the imaginary unit 'i' must switch signs to yield the correct result. The user initially misapplied the conjugation process, leading to incorrect answers, but upon correcting their approach, they achieved the desired outcome.

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When you have i*e^(i@) as an amplitude, when you conjugate, do both i terms switch signs? I tried this and keep getting wrong answer. Thanks in advance. BTW this has to do with spin half particles.
 
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never mind. was using <-zl+y> for amplitude, when it should be the conjugate of that.nNow switch both i terms works gives me correct answer.
 

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