MATLAB: How to convert complex numbers to binary bits

Question

u = -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -32.0000000000000 – 34.0000000000000i -4.26082674233213 – 46.9096123019090i -4.26082674233213 – 46.9096123019090i -4.26082674233213 – 46.9096123019090i -4.26082674233213 – 46.9096123019090i -4.26082674233213 – 46.9096123019090i

size of u 81921 X 1

i need u of same size as binary bits

Answer 1

This is a topic that has been discussed before on MATLAB Answers, and even some other forums:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/25549-convert-floating-point-to-binary

http://matlabgeeks.com/tips-tutorials/conversion-of-floating-point-numbers-in-matlab/

http://matlaboratory.blogspot.hu/2008/12/converting-decimal-to-binary-and-binary.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12748721/converting-a-non-integer-number-to-binary-in-matlab

Although it is important to note that the problem is ill-defined, because "There is no one right answer on how to represent a fractional number in binary" (quoted from Peter at the last link).