Name

clog, clogf, clogl — natural logarithm of a complex number

Synopsis

#include <complex.h>
double complex clog( double complex   z);
float complex clogf( float complex   z);
long double complex clogl( long double complex   z);
[Note] Note

Link with −lm.

DESCRIPTION

The logarithm clog() is the inverse function of the exponential cexp(3). Thus, if y = clog(z), then z = cexp(y). The imaginary part of y is chosen in the interval [−pi,pi].

One has:

    clog(z) = log(cabs(z)) + I * carg(z)

Note that z close to zero will cause an overflow.

CONFORMING TO

C99

SEE ALSO

cabs(3), cexp(3), clog10(3), complex(7)

COLOPHON

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  Copyright 2002 Walter Harms (walter.harmsinformatik.uni-oldenburg.de)
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