A Theorem on the Complex Logarithm Function
Theorem
:H: and n is a positive integer
C:
Proof: We will show that . Let
.
Therefore where k = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1.
Therefore where k = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1 and j is any integer.Therefore
. But
= ln r and thus
where k = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1 and j is any integer. But
where l is any integer. However nj + k where k = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1 and j
is any integer is the same as the set of all integers. To see this let l be any integer
and divide l by n. Thus l = nj + k where j is the quotient and k is the remainder
which must be in the list . Therefore
which says that
.