Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2002/ib/paper-2/7b/solution

Write the holomorphic function as , with . If then . If , differentiating the constant modulus with respect to both coordinates, and using the Cauchy-Riemann equations , , gives
The coefficient matrix has determinant , so . The Cauchy-Riemann equations then also give . Along a straight segment inside the disk, both real components have zero derivative and hence are constant. Thus is constant throughout the disk.

New to topics? Read the docs here!