Complex Logarithm Function is Transcendental

Theorem

Let $a \in \R_{>0}$ be a strictly positive real number such that $a \ne 1$.

Let $\log_a: \C \to \C$ denote the complex general logarithm base $a$.

$\log_a$ is a transcendental function.

Proof

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