The discussion focuses on the properties of complex numbers, specifically the form ##e^{i\theta}##, which has an absolute value (modulus) of 1. Participants explain that the norm of a complex number can be derived using the complex conjugate, ##z^*=\bar{z}##, and that for any complex number expressed as ##re^{i\theta}##, the modulus ##r## equals 1 when ##r## is omitted. This property holds true for all real values of ##\theta##, confirming the fundamental nature of complex numbers in quantum mechanics.
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The norm of a complex number can be calculated using the number ##z## and ##z^*=\bar{z}## the complex conjugate.Shreya said:
Any complex number can be written ##re^{i\theta}##, where ##r## is the modulus and ##\theta## is the angle in the complex plane. That's fairly elementary, I'm sorry to say!Shreya said:
Pero K and Gaussian97! It helped a lot. 