clogf, clog, clogl

 

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Defined in header <complex.h>
float complex       clogf( float complex z );	(1)	(since C99)
double complex      clog( double complex z );	(2)	(since C99)
long double complex clogl( long double complex z );	(3)	(since C99)
Defined in header <tgmath.h>
#define log( z )	(4)	(since C99)

1-3) Computes the complex natural (base-e) logarithm of z with branch cut along the negative real axis.

4) Type-generic macro: If z has type long double complex, clogl is called. if z has type double complex, clog is called, if z has type float complex, clogf is called. If z is real or integer, then the macro invokes the corresponding real function (logf, log, logl). If z is imaginary, the corresponding complex number version is called.

Parameters

z

-

complex argument

Return value

If no errors occur, the complex natural logarithm of z is returned, in the range of a strip in the interval [−iπ, +iπ] along the imaginary axis and mathematically unbounded along the real axis.

Error handling and special values

Errors are reported consistent with math_errhandling

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic,

• The function is continuous onto the branch cut taking into account the sign of imaginary part
• clog(conj(z)) == conj(clog(z))
• If z is -0+0i, the result is -∞+πi and FE_DIVBYZERO is raised
• If z is +0+0i, the result is -∞+0i and FE_DIVBYZERO is raised
• If z is x+∞i (for any finite x), the result is +∞+πi/2
• If z is x+NaNi (for any finite x), the result is NaN+NaNi and FE_INVALID may be raised
• If z is -∞+yi (for any finite positive y), the result is -∞+πi
• If z is +∞+yi (for any finite positive y), the result is -∞+0i
• If z is -∞+∞i, the result is +∞+3πi/4
• If z is +∞+∞i, the result is +∞+πi/4
• If z is ±∞+NaNi, the result is +∞+NaNi
• If z is NaN+yi (for any finite y), the result is NaN+NaNi and FE_INVALID may be raised
• If z is NaN+∞i, the result is +∞+NaNi
• If z is NaN+NaNi, the result is NaN+NaNi

Notes

The natural logarithm of a complex number z with polar coordinate components (r,θ) equals ln r + i(θ+2nπ), with the principal value ln r + iθ

Example

Run this code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <complex.h>
 
int main(void)
{
    double complex z = clog(I); // r = 1, θ = pi/2
    printf("2*log(i) = %.1f%+fi\n", creal(2*z), cimag(2*z));
 
    double complex z2 = clog(sqrt(2)/2 + sqrt(2)/2*I); // r = 1, θ = pi/4
    printf("4*log(sqrt(2)/2+sqrt(2)i/2) = %.1f%+fi\n", creal(4*z2), cimag(4*z2));
 
    double complex z3 = clog(-1); // r = 1, θ = pi
    printf("log(-1+0i) = %.1f%+fi\n", creal(z3), cimag(z3));
 
    double complex z4 = clog(conj(-1)); // or clog(CMPLX(-1, -0.0)) in C11
    printf("log(-1-0i) (the other side of the cut) = %.1f%+fi\n", creal(z4), cimag(z4));
}

Output:

2*log(i) = 0.0+3.141593i
4*log(sqrt(2)/2+sqrt(2)i/2) = 0.0+3.141593i
log(-1+0i) = 0.0+3.141593i
log(-1-0i) (the other side of the cut) = 0.0-3.141593i

See also

cexpcexpfcexpl (C99)(C99)(C99)	computes the complex base-e exponential (function)
loglogflogl (C99)(C99)	computes natural (base-e) logarithm (ln(x)) (function)
C++ documentation for log