clog, clogf, clogl - natural logarithm of a complex number
Contents
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
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│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
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│ clog(), clogf(), clogl() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
Description
These functions calculate the complex natural logarithm of z, with a branch cut along the negative real
axis.
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.
History
glibc 2.1. C99, POSIX.1-2001.
Library
Math library (libm, -lm)
Name
clog, clogf, clogl - natural logarithm of a complex number
See Also
cabs(3), cexp(3), clog10(3), clog2(3), complex(7) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 clog(3)
Standards
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
Synopsis
#include<complex.h>doublecomplexclog(doublecomplexz);floatcomplexclogf(floatcomplexz);longdoublecomplexclogl(longdoublecomplexz);