e^(iπ) in 3.14 minutes, using dynamics | DE5
3Blue1Brown4 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2020-2021
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A short 3Blue1Brown video explaining Euler's formula e^(i*pi) = -1 through dynamics, treating velocity as the thing that moves a point to a new position. It builds geometric intuition for why an exponent with i produces rotation.
HN commenters point to it as a quick, visual way to understand Euler's identity.
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4 comments from Hacker News
You actually have to understand calculus for that to actually prove it to you, but, you can show that it seems to work out numerically with a bit of programming knowledge, which I imagine is more common on Hacker News. I don't think either the numerical or symbolic proofs really help build intuition though. This video [1] kinda helps, although it glosses over the critical fact "multiplying by i rotates counterclockwise 90°." [1] ▶ this video
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IMHO, the "deeper truth" is addition is translation and multiplication is rotation/stretching (at least when it comes to rings and fields). It involves getting a geometric understanding of e to the pi i, and 3blue1brown explains it better than I could: link [6.28 min] ▶ this video [3.14 min] link [25 min]
3Blue1Brown's video "Understanding e to the i pi in 3.14 minutes" is a nice compliment to this post. ▶ this video