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016 Handout
October 27, 2005
Review on Complex numbers:

Complex Notation:

z = x + iy ; Re{z} = x , Im{z} = y

Q = f ( x) is equivalent to Q = f (Re{z})

Properties of eiz :

eiz e iz eiz + e iz

sin z = cos z =

2i 2

z
e e
z
e + e z
z

sinh z = cosh z =
2 2

sinh(iz) = i sin( z) sin(iz) = i sinh( z)

cosh(iz) = cos( z) cos(iz) = cosh( z)

e = cos z + i sin z
iz

z = x + iy = r (cos + i sin ) = rei

ei = 1; for = Real Constant

e z = e x+iy = e x eiy =
e x cos y + ie x sin y

Complex potential makes wave forces on bodies even easier to solve:

A kz
Wave Potential: ( x, z , t) = e cos(kx t)
k
A kz i ( kx t )
Real part of a complex Potential: ( x, z , t ) = Re e e
k

OR

A kz
Wave Potential: ( x, z, t) = e sin(kx t)
k
A kz i ( kx t )
Real part of a complex Potential: ( x, z, t ) = Re e ie
k

A kz i ( kx t ) A kz
Total Potential: T ( x, z, t ) = e e = e {cos ( kx t ) + i sin ( kx t )}
k k
This total potential satisfies Laplaces Equation as well.