Branches of the complex inverse sine Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
If is the principal complex inverse sine, all values reached by analytic continuation areThis follows from the monodromy reflections about the branch values and .
Monodromy of the complex inverse sine 2026-10-03
Let be a local value of the complex inverse sine. Since the limiting values at the two branch points are at and at , monodromy reflection at a square-root branch point givesFollowing a counterclockwise loop that encloses both branch points in the convention where is positive just above applies the two reflections in the order that givesThe reverse orientation gives . Thus the translational part of the monodromy is generated by .