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Complex numbers are represented using the type gsl_complex. The
internal representation of this type may vary across platforms and
should not be accessed directly. The functions and macros described
below allow complex numbers to be manipulated in a portable way.
For reference, the default form of the gsl_complex type is
given by the following struct,
typedef struct
{
double dat[2];
} gsl_complex;
The real and imaginary part are stored in contiguous elements of a two
element array. This eliminates any padding between the real and
imaginary parts, dat[0] and dat[1], allowing the struct to
be mapped correctly onto packed complex arrays.
This function uses the rectangular cartesian components (x,y) to return the complex number z = x + i y.
This function returns the complex number z = r \exp(i \theta) = r (\cos(\theta) + i \sin(\theta)) from the polar representation (r,theta).
These macros return the real and imaginary parts of the complex number z.