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Cauchy–Riemann equations

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Statement

Let U⊆ℂU \subseteq \mathbb{C} be an open set and let f:U→ℂf : U \to \mathbb{C} be a function. Identify ℂ\mathbb{C} with ℝ2\mathbb{R}^2 by x+iy↔(x,y)x + i y \leftrightarrow (x, y). Let u=Re⁡fu = \operatorname{Re} f and v=Im⁡fv = \operatorname{Im} f be the real and imaginary parts of ff, as real functions of (x,y)(x, y) on UU. Let z0=x0+iy0∈Uz_0 = x_0 + i y_0 \in U. Then ff is complex differentiable at z0z_0 if and only if the following two conditions hold. First, uu and vv are differentiable at (x0,y0)(x_0, y_0) as functions of two real variables. Second, they satisfy ∂u∂x=∂v∂y,∂u∂y=−∂v∂x\frac{\partial u}{\partial x} = \frac{\partial v}{\partial y}, \qquad \frac{\partial u}{\partial y} = - \frac{\partial v}{\partial x} at (x0,y0)(x_0, y_0). In this case f′(z0)=∂u∂x(x0,y0)+i∂v∂x(x0,y0)f'(z_0) = \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}(x_0, y_0) + i \frac{\partial v}{\partial x}(x_0, y_0).

Remarks

For f(z)=z2f(z) = z^2 we have u=x2−y2u = x^2 - y^2 and v=2xyv = 2xy. Then ux=2x=vyu_x = 2x = v_y and uy=−2y=−vxu_y = -2y = -v_x. The real differentiability of uu and vv is necessary. The function u(x,y)=∣xy∣u(x, y) = \sqrt{|xy|}, v=0v = 0 satisfies the two equations at (0,0)(0, 0), but u+ivu + iv is not complex differentiable at 00. The two equations together are the one complex equation ∂f∂y=i∂f∂x\frac{\partial f}{\partial y} = i \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy%E2%80%93Riemann_equations, Complex differentiability
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