For complex numbers, conjugation respects addition, multiplication, division and integer powers.
| Property | Identity |
|---|---|
| Double conjugate | \((z^*)^*=z\) |
| Real part | \(z+z^*=2\operatorname{Re}(z)\) |
| Imaginary part | \(z-z^*=2i\operatorname{Im}(z)\) |
| Product | \(zz^*=x^2+y^2=|z|^2\) |
| Sum/difference | \((z_1\pm z_2)^*=z_1^*\pm z_2^*\) |
| Real scalar | \((kz)^*=kz^*\), \(k\in\mathbb R\) |
| Product of numbers | \((z_1z_2)^*=z_1^*\,z_2^*\) |
| Quotient | \(\displaystyle\left(\frac{z_1}{z_2}\right)^*=\frac{z_1^*}{z_2^*}\), \(z_2\ne0\) |
| Power | \((z^n)^*=(z^*)^n\) |
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