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numbers; from this perspective, the bicomplex algebra possesses the properties of a one-dimensional theory inside four real dimensions. Its rich analysis and innovative geometry provide new ideas and potential applications in relativity and quantum mechanics alike.
Introduction.- 1.The Bicomplex Numbers.- 2.Algebraic Structures of the Set of Bicomplex Numbers.- 3.Geometry and Trigonometric Representations of Bicomplex.- 4.Lines and curves in BC.- 5.Limits and Continuity.- 6.Elementary Bicomplex Functions.- 7.Bicomplex Derivability and Differentiability.- 8.Some properties of bicomplex holomorphic functions.- 9.Second order complex and hyperbolic differential operators.- 10.Sequences and series of bicomplex functions.- 11.Integral formulas and theorems.- Bibliography.