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==References==
 
==References==
 
* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions|1964|Milton Abramowitz|author2=Irene A. Stegun|prev=Exponential|next=Logarithm of exponential}}: 3.3.2
 
* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions|1964|Milton Abramowitz|author2=Irene A. Stegun|prev=Exponential|next=Logarithm of exponential}}: 3.3.2
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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$\mathrm{Log}\left( \exp(z) \right) = \{ z +2k\pi i \colon k \in \mathbb{Z}\},$$ where $\mathrm{Log}$ denotes the logarithm (multivalued), $\exp$ denotes the exponential, $\pi$ denotes pi, and $i$ denotes the imaginary number.

Proof

References