The complex-conjugate number, or conjugate number, of a complex number z = x + iy with real part x and imaginary part y is the number x − iy, usually denoted z̄ or z*. (The notation z* is more frequent in quantum physics.)
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Tumulka, R. (2009). Complex-Conjugate Number. In: Greenberger, D., Hentschel, K., Weinert, F. (eds) Compendium of Quantum Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70626-7_34
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