Branching Point at z=0 in f(z)=z^(1/2)

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The function f(z)=z^(1/2) exhibits a branching point at z=0 due to its multivalued nature. The expression z=re^(iφ) leads to multiple values for z^(1/2) depending on the integer n, specifically alternating between e^(iφ/2) and -e^(iφ/2) for n=0 and n=1, respectively. This behavior confirms that z=0 is the only branching point, as other values of z do not yield such discontinuities in the function's output.

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##f(z)=z^{\frac{1}{2}}## has brancing point at ##z=0##.
##z=re^{i\varphi}=re^{i(\varphi+2n\pi)}##
From that
z^{\frac{1}{2}}=r^{\frac{1}{2}}e^{i (\frac{\varphi}{2}+n\pi)}
For ##n=0##, ##z^{\frac{1}{2}}=e^{i \frac{\varphi}{2}}##
For ##n=1##, ##z^{\frac{1}{2}}=e^{i (\frac{\varphi}{2}+\pi)}=-e^{i \frac{\varphi}{2}}##
For ##n=2##, ##z^{\frac{1}{2}}=e^{i \frac{\varphi}{2}}##
For ##n=3##, ##z^{\frac{1}{2}}=e^{i( \frac{\varphi}{2}+\pi)}=-e^{i \frac{\varphi}{2}}##
For ##n=4##, ##z^{\frac{1}{2}}=e^{i \frac{\varphi}{2}}##
##...##
I see that this is multivalued function, but I am not sure why only problem or why only ##z=0## is branching point? Could you please explain me this?
 
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