Euler's Formula Contradiction?

[TheDemx27]

I've been using euler's formula now more than I have in the past, (using it for circuit analysis stuff), and so its been floating around in my head a bit more.

Say you have e^{2πi}=1 and you take the natural log of both sides.

\log_e( e^{2πi})=\log_e(1)
2πi=0
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uhhhhh...

 

[axmls]

The problem is that you are using the real natural logarithm, which is the inverse of the real exponential function e^x. You need to use the complex logarithm.

 

[TheDemx27]

The problem is that you are using the real natural logarithm, which is the inverse of the real exponential function e^x. You need to use the complex logarithm.

Ah, thankyou.

 

[certainly]

The general equation is $e^{\pm 2ni\pi}=1$
The function $e^{ix}$ has periods of $2\pi$, just as the trigonometric functions have periods of $2\pi$
[i.e. although $sin(2\pi)=sin(0),\ 2\pi\neq0$]