Complex function

logarithm

where

  • branch point
  • multi-valued function

branch of logarithm

introduce s.t.

  • branch cut , not continuous across
  • principal branch , branch cut for principal value
  • branch point , point common to all branch cut

derivative of logarithm

  • holomorphic

exponential

  • nonzero
  • periodic,
  • entire function

derivative of exponential

trigonometric function

  • entire

hyperbolic function

inverse trigonometric function

  • are multi-valued
  • holomorphic in branch

derivative of inverse trigonometric function

Contour integral of power function on circle