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  2. Characteristic equation (calculus) - Wikipedia

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    For a differential equation parameterized on time, the variable's evolution is stable if and only if the real part of each root is negative. For difference equations, there is stability if and only if the modulus of each root is less than 1. For both types of equation, persistent fluctuations occur if there is at least one pair of complex roots.

  3. Complex conjugate root theorem - Wikipedia

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    It follows from the present theorem and the fundamental theorem of algebra that if the degree of a real polynomial is odd, it must have at least one real root. [2] This can be proved as follows. Since non-real complex roots come in conjugate pairs, there are an even number of them; But a polynomial of odd degree has an odd number of roots;

  4. Transcendental number theory - Wikipedia

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    for complex numbers x 1, ..., x n that are linearly independent over the rational numbers. Stephen Schanuel conjectured that the answer is at least n , but no proof is known. In 2004, though, Boris Zilber published a paper that used model theoretic techniques to create a structure that behaves very much like the complex numbers equipped with ...

  5. Geometrical properties of polynomial roots - Wikipedia

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    For simple roots, this results immediately from the implicit function theorem. This is true also for multiple roots, but some care is needed for the proof. A small change of coefficients may induce a dramatic change of the roots, including the change of a real root into a complex root with a rather large imaginary part (see Wilkinson's polynomial).

  6. Complex conjugate - Wikipedia

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    Geometric representation (Argand diagram) of and its conjugate ¯ in the complex plane.The complex conjugate is found by reflecting across the real axis.. In mathematics, the complex conjugate of a complex number is the number with an equal real part, and an imaginary part equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.

  7. Auxiliary function - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, auxiliary functions are an important construction in transcendental number theory. They are functions that appear in most proofs in this area of mathematics and that have specific, desirable properties, such as taking the value zero for many arguments, or having a zero of high order at some point.

  8. Galois theory - Wikipedia

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    The central idea of Galois' theory is to consider permutations (or rearrangements) of the roots such that any algebraic equation satisfied by the roots is still satisfied after the roots have been permuted. Originally, the theory had been developed for algebraic equations whose coefficients are rational numbers.

  9. Complex geometry - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, complex geometry is the study of geometric structures and constructions arising out of, or described by, the complex numbers.In particular, complex geometry is concerned with the study of spaces such as complex manifolds and complex algebraic varieties, functions of several complex variables, and holomorphic constructions such as holomorphic vector bundles and coherent sheaves.