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Notation used throughout this text<br />

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4.1 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 185<br />

by the symbol Ln z. Thus, the expression f(z) =Lnz definesa function,<br />

whereas, F (z) =lnz definesa multiple-valued function. We summarize this<br />

discussion in the following definition.<br />

Definition 4.3 Principal Value of the <strong>Complex</strong> Logarithm<br />

The complex function Ln z defined by:<br />

Ln z = log e |z| + iArg(z) (14)<br />

iscalled the principal value of the complex logarithm.<br />

We will use the terms logarithmic function and logarithm to refer to both<br />

the multiple-valued function ln z and the function Ln z. In context, however,<br />

it should be clear to which of these we are referring. From (14), we see that<br />

the principal value of the complex logarithm can also be given by:<br />

Ln z = log e r + iθ, −π

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