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Understanding Complex Function Graphs
Thomas Banchoff and Davide P. Cervone
[Projection of a complex function]

Graphs of complex functions lie in C2, which can be identified in a natural way with R4, real four-dimensional space. Placing these graphs within a four-dimensional hypercube and looking at projections of both can lead to new understanding of the complex functions. In this article, the authors develop a scheme for navigating the various three-dimensional projections of these surfaces, using the projections of the four-dimensional hypercube as a guide. Animations assist the reader to better understand the structure of complex graphs in four-space.



Keywords: complex function, projection, four-space, inverse function, hypercube
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MR Classification: 30F99


Communications in Visual Mathematics, vol 1, no 1, July 1998.
Copyright © 1998, The Mathematical Association of America. All rights reserved.
Created: 1 Nov 1997 --- Last modified: Sep 30, 2003 5:10:06 PM
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