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- From: nissim@mary.fordham.edu (Leonard J. Nissim)
- Subject: Re: help me take a derivative of this complex function
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:12:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.124151.17533@husc3.harvard.edu>,
- mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu (Michael Levin) writes...
- >
- > I have a set of functions in complex variables that I need to take
- >a derivative of, for a fractals project I am going to do. I've looked
- >up everything in a book, except one thing. All the other functions
- >(comon arithmetic, powers, etc.) are "derived" like real functions,
- >but I can't find this one anywhere. Here it is:
- >f(c) for a complex c, is equal to c', where the real part of c' is
- >equal to the imaginary part of c, and vice versa. In other words, f()
- >simply switches the real and imaginary parts of the variable it's
- >applied to. so, what would be f'()? If anyone has any clues, please
- >send email to mlevin@husc8.harvard.edu. Thanks in advance.
- >BTW, I am a biology, not math, major, so take it easy if this involves
- >very complex stuff (or if it is a stupid question...).
- >
- >Mike Levin
-
- Since the function f(z) = u(x,y) + iv(x,y) (where z=x+iy)
- does NOT satisfy the second Cauchy-Riemann equation, it is not differentiable
- (as a complex function). So f'(z) does not exist.
-
- (First C-R equation: du/dx = dv/dy (sorry, no partial deriv. on the keyboard)
- Second C-R equation: du/dy = -(dv/dx) )
- For f() as described above, we have f(x+iy) = y + ix.
- So, u=y and v=x; the first equation becomes 0=0, but the second becomes 1=-1.
- See the definition of f'(z) for complex functions in any complex analysis text.
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- Leonard J. Nissim (nissim@mary.fordham.edu)
- Disclaimer: "I speak only for myself."
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