# Power Series for log z

## Homework Statement

Does there exist a power series expansion of log z around z=0? If so, what is it? If not, demonstrate that it is impossible.

## Homework Equations

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Here is the expansion of log z around z=1.

## The Attempt at a Solution

I'm actually trying to find the value of the singularity at z=0 (the coefficient of 1/(z-a) around z=a), if it's possible. I have no idea what to do.

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Welcome to PF, Harrisonized!

It is impossible to find the coefficient of 1/(z-a) if a=0, with z=0.
This means it is not possible to make an expansion at 0.

Thank you for the welcome.

Why is it impossible? I tried putting the function into Wolfram|Alpha and shrinking the results to 0. Here's what happened:

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Here's from the imaginary axis:

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This isn't a homework problem by the way. I just felt like the question wasn't worthy of real discussion.

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The expansion around 0 is:
ln(z) = ln(0) + z * 1/0 + ...

Neither ln(0) nor 1/0 are defined.
As you can see in your results, the coefficients approach infinity.

But e^(1/z) isn't defined at 0, yet a power series can still be found for e^(1/z) about z=0. In fact, e^(-∞)=0, so that's the equivalent of e^(1/z) approached to 0 from the negative real axis. Maybe there's some way of inverting e^(1/z) = 1+z^(-1)+z^(-2)/2!+z^(-3)/3!+... ?

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But e^(1/z) isn't defined at 0, yet a power series can still be found for e^(1/z) about z=0. In fact, e^(-∞)=0, so that's the equivalent of e^(1/z) approached to 0 from the negative real axis. Maybe there's some way of inverting e^(1/z) = 1+z^(-1)+z^(-2)/2!+z^(-3)/3!+... ?
I am not aware of an expansion of e^(1/z) at 0.
I believe the one you mention is at z=infinity.
The expansion of e^(1/z) at 0 has a coefficient for the first derivative that is undefined (approaches infinity).

Ray Vickson