> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:58:53 -0800
> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OT: what's with the 'i'?
>
> On 2013/02/02 10:39, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 02/02/2013 07:33 AM, Lailah wrote:
>>>
>>> I never see that in my life. People, I know is fun to make jokes with
>>> TV series and movies and the like, but think that this is an
>>> international list. The Whole World hasn't any due to know all of your
>>> stuff.
>>
>> That, in fact, was exactly what I was demonstrating: for most of the
>> people on
>> this list, that was long before they were born. For me, however, it's
>> the type
>> of reference I'd recognize, and I tend to forget sometimes that my
>> audience
>> isn't old enough to share those experiences.
>
> Of course some people use j instead of i when dealing with complex
> numbers. j am one of them.
>
> {O,o} I guess that makes me irrational?
No, you'd need a number like 2, 3, 5 or any prime inside of the square root! to be irrational :) The j and k we could use with vectors and hamiltonians :)
> --
If we want instead of using "I" or "i", let's just use
$\sqrt{-1}$
and we'd be better off! At least internationally it is accepted worldwide!
Best Regards,
Antonio
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