TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards implementation of a binary number system for complex numbers
AU - Jamil, Tariq
AU - Holmes, Neville
AU - Blest, David
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - These days computer operations involving complex numbers are most commonly performed by dealing with the real and imaginary parts separately and then accumulating their individual results to get the final result of the operation. This divide-and-conquer technique forsakes the advantages of using complex numbers in computer arithmetic and there exists a need, at least for some problems, to treat a complex number as one unit and to carry out all operations in this form. In this paper, we have analyzed various available complex bases and proposed a (-1+j)-base binary number system for complex numbers. We have discussed the arithmetic operations of two such binary numbers and outlined work which is currently underway in this area of computer arithmetic.
AB - These days computer operations involving complex numbers are most commonly performed by dealing with the real and imaginary parts separately and then accumulating their individual results to get the final result of the operation. This divide-and-conquer technique forsakes the advantages of using complex numbers in computer arithmetic and there exists a need, at least for some problems, to treat a complex number as one unit and to carry out all operations in this form. In this paper, we have analyzed various available complex bases and proposed a (-1+j)-base binary number system for complex numbers. We have discussed the arithmetic operations of two such binary numbers and outlined work which is currently underway in this area of computer arithmetic.
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U2 - 10.1109/SECON.2000.845574
DO - 10.1109/SECON.2000.845574
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033698658
SN - 0734-7502
SP - 268
EP - 274
JO - Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
JF - Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
ER -