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If we have a LC high pass filter the transfer function H(s) becomes: $$ H(s) = \cfrac{sL}{sL + \cfrac{1}{sC}} $$ If we solve for s to find a pole of the transfer function we get: $$ s = j \cfrac...
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Meaning of complex frequency
- If we have a LC high pass filter the transfer function H(s) becomes:
![](https://physics.codidact.com/uploads/9ebwwQ7uz2nhUmVCM8WQow4u)- If we solve for s to find a pole of the transfer function we get:
![](https://physics.codidact.com/uploads/YFvV7yjmhDkMFSb1XatGiyxD)In the case of a sinusoidal input signal = s = jω -> ω = 1/sqrt(LC)But in a case of a signal which may not be sinusoidal s can be a complex number and the result of this is that the pole exists at a complex frequency.But what physical meaning does a complex frequency have?
- If we have a LC high pass filter the transfer function H(s) becomes:
- $$ H(s) = \cfrac{sL}{sL + \cfrac{1}{sC}} $$
- If we solve for s to find a pole of the transfer function we get:
- $$ s = j \cfrac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} $$
- In the case of a sinusoidal input signal = $ s = j \omega \rightarrow \omega = \cfrac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} $
- But in a case of a signal which may not be sinusoidal s can be a complex number and the result of this is that the pole exists at a complex frequency. But what physical meaning does a complex frequency have?
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Meaning of complex frequency
If we have a LC high pass filter the transfer function H(s) becomes: ![](https://physics.codidact.com/uploads/9ebwwQ7uz2nhUmVCM8WQow4u) If we solve for s to find a pole of the transfer function we get: ![](https://physics.codidact.com/uploads/YFvV7yjmhDkMFSb1XatGiyxD) In the case of a sinusoidal input signal = s = jω -> ω = 1/sqrt(LC) But in a case of a signal which may not be sinusoidal s can be a complex number and the result of this is that the pole exists at a complex frequency.But what physical meaning does a complex frequency have?