A split-complex number is an ordered pair of real numbers, written in the form
where x and y are real numbers and the quantity j satisfies
Choosing results in the complex numbers. It is this sign change which distinguishes the split-complex numbers from the ordinary complex ones. The quantity j here is not a real number but an independent quantity; that is, it is not equal to ±1.
The collection of all such z is called the split-complex plane. Addition and multiplication of split-complex numbers are defined by
- (x + j y) + (u + j v) = (x + u) + j(y + v)
- (x + j y)(u + j v) = (xu + yv) + j(xv + yu).
This multiplication is commutative, associative and distributes over addition.
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