Unravelling the Mystery of logn Identities

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I don't get where these two identities come from:

(logn)^{logn} = n^{log(logn)}

and

(logn)^{log(logn)} = e^{(log(logn))^2}
 
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I can only think of this roundabout way to show the first:

log(n)^log(n) = x
log(log(n)^log(n)) = log(x)
log(n) * log(log(n)) = log(x)
10^(log(n) * log(log(n))) = 10^log(x)
(10^log(n))^log(log(n)) = x
n^log(log(n)) = x

So log(n)^log(n) = n^log(log(n)).
 
If you're using the natural logarithm, its usually better to use \ln or \log_e rather than \log which can be interpreted in other ways (for example as \log_{10} or as a log with unspecified base) depending on context.

The identities are similar:

n^{\ln(\ln(n))}=\left(e^{\ln(n)}\right)^{\ln(\ln(n))}=e^{\ln(n) \times \ln(\ln(n))}=e^{\ln(\ln(n)) \times \ln(n)}=\left(e^{\ln(\ln(n))}\right)^{\ln(n)}=\left(\ln(n)\right)^{\ln(n)}

e^{\left(\ln(\ln(n))\right)^2}=e^{\ln(\ln(n)) \times \ln(\ln(n))}=\left(e ^{\ln(\ln(n))}\right)^{\ln(\ln(n))}=\left(\ln(n)\right)^{\ln(\ln(n))}
 
Oh, I see! Well thanks a bunch ! :smile:
 
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