Logarithm of exponential
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Theorem
The following formula holds for $-\pi < \mathrm{Im}(z) \leq \pi$: $$\log(\exp(z))=z,$$ where $\log$ denotes the logarithm and $\exp$ denotes the exponential.
Proof
References
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of mathematical functions ... (previous) ... (next): 4.2.3