Definition:Analysis/Complex
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Definition
Complex analysis is a branch of mathematics that studies complex functions.
Also see
- Results about complex analysis can be found here.
Historical Note
The field of complex analysis, and the theory of functions of a complex variable was in effect created by Augustin Louis Cauchy.
Karl Weierstrass rebuilt the entire mathematical discipline from the ground up in the process of his studies into Abelian functions.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): complex analysis
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): complex analysis