Definition:Continuous Complex Function

Definition
As the complex plane is a metric space, the same definition of continuity applies to complex functions as to metric spaces.

Let $A_1, A_2 \subseteq \C$ be subsets of the complex plane.

Let $f: A_1 \to A_2$ be a complex function from $A_1$ to $A_2$.

Let $a \in A_1$ be a point in $A_1$.

Definition using Limit
$f$ is continuous at (the point) $a$ :
 * The limit of $\map f z$ as $z \to a$ exists
 * $\displaystyle \lim_{z \mathop \to a} \map f z = \map f a$

Epsilon-Delta Definition
$f$ is continuous at (the point) $a$ :


 * $\forall \epsilon > 0: \exists \delta > 0: \cmod {z - a} < \delta \implies \cmod {\map f z - \map f a} < \epsilon$

Epsilon-Neighborhood Definition
$f$ is continuous at (the point) $a$ :
 * $\forall \map {N_\epsilon} {\map f a}: \exists \map {N_\delta} a: \map f {\map {N_\delta} a} \subseteq \map {N_\epsilon} {\map f a}$

where $\map {N_\epsilon} a$ is the $\epsilon$-neighborhood of $a$ in $M_1$.

That is, for every $\epsilon$-neighborhood of $\map f a$ in $\C$, there exists a $\delta$-neighborhood of $a$ in $\C$ whose image is a subset of that $\epsilon$-neighborhood.

Open Set Definition
$f$ is continuous :
 * for every set $U \subseteq \C$ which is open in $\C$, $\map {f^{-1} } U$ is open in $\C$.