Mathematics – Complex Variables
Scientific paper
2010-04-21
Mathematics
Complex Variables
17 pages, 9 figures (.ps format)
Scientific paper
During my study of the iteration of functions of the form $f(z)=z^{\alpha}+c$, where $z,c \in \mathbbC$, and $\alpha$ is a rational non-integer larger than 2 (\cite{s1}), I encountered a fundamental difficulty in the exponentiation of a complex number. This paper will explore this difficulty and the problems encountered in trying to resolve it using a Riemann surface which is the direct generalization of the polar form of the complex plane. This paper will also answer two questions raised by Robert Corless in his \emph{E.C.C.A.D.} presentation \cite{co}: "Can a Riemann surface variable be coded? What will the operations be on it?" Unfortunately, the addition operation will be incompatible with the Riemann surface structure.
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