Complex Derivative: Directional Derivatives & Complex Variables

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The discussion focuses on proving that if a continuous complex-valued function f(z) has directional derivatives that preserve angles, then a complex derivative exists. The user has established that these directional derivatives being linear multiples implies a relationship among them. The next challenge is to demonstrate that the norms of these directional derivatives are equal, linking this to the preservation of angles through the cosine relationship. The user expresses uncertainty about defining angles without existing directional derivatives and the role of mixed terms in the Cauchy-Riemann conditions. This highlights the complexity of connecting directional derivatives' properties to the existence of a complex derivative.
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I'm not sure if it's OK to post this question here or not, the Calculus and Beyond section doesn't really look very heavily proof oriented.

I'm trying to prove that if continuous complex valued function f(z) is such that the directional derivatives(using numbers with unit length) preserve angles then the complex derivative exists.

Similarly I need to prove that if the directional derivatives have all the same norm values, then f(z) has a complex derivative.

So far I have proved that if the directional derivative preserves angles then difference quotient from every direction are all linear multiples of each other.

I need now to prove that the norms are the same, I don't know how to link up the norm length with the angles.
 
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Angles and lengths are related by
$$
\cos \sphericalangle (\vec{a},\vec{b})=\dfrac{\vec{a}\cdot \vec{b}}{|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|}
$$

However, I'm not sure whether the result holds at all, especially how to define angles if there isn't already a directional derivative, and where the mixed terms of the Cauchy-Riemann conditions come into play.
 

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