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soko 11-16-2007 05:00 AM
The second imaginary number
 
How important is the second imaginary number in mathematics? I am of course talking about h the number whose square is -2.

mickeyg13 11-16-2007 05:04 AM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
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How important is the second imaginary number in mathematics? I am of course talking about h the number whose square is -2.

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Are you familiar with the field of complex numbers or the complex plane? Your number h is simply one element of the field of complex numbers, and frankly I've never heard it referred to as the "second imaginary number" (and I'm a math guy).

tshort 11-16-2007 05:17 AM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
Are you trying to be funny?

PLOlover 11-16-2007 07:28 AM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
it's of secondary importance.

TomTom 11-16-2007 07:51 AM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
[x] OP has not noted the difference between mathematics and mysticism.

MidGe 11-16-2007 08:15 AM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
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How important is the second imaginary number in mathematics? I am of course talking about h the number whose square is -2.

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No more than the first imaginary number, or the third, obviously. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

TheCutter 11-16-2007 02:11 PM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
How important is the second natural number in mathematics? I am of course talking about the number whose square is 4.

vhawk01 11-16-2007 05:57 PM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
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How important is the second imaginary number in mathematics? I am of course talking about h the number whose square is -2.

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One more than the first imaginary number, one less than the third, obviously. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Kaj 11-16-2007 08:28 PM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
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How important is the second natural number in mathematics? I am of course talking about the number whose square is 4.

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Not very important as it is just -(h^2).

Enrique 11-17-2007 01:19 PM
Re: The second imaginary number
 
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How important is the second natural number in mathematics? I am of course talking about the number whose square is 4.

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Not very important as it is just -(h^2).

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-2(h^2) actually.


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