Theorem (Ekman-holomorphic-squaring canonical): the complex number 1 + i - the boundary-layer wavenumber (1+i)/d_E in the Ekman solution - satisfies (1+i)^2 = 2 i, hence (1+i)^2 - 2 i = 0 as a complex identity. This encodes the 45-degree…
Theorem (Ekman-holomorphic-squaring canonical): the complex number 1 + i - the boundary-layer wavenumber (1+i)/d_E in the Ekman solution - satisfies (1+i)^2 = 2 i, hence (1+i)^2 - 2 i = 0 as a complex identity. This encodes the 45-degree…