Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / iii / Paper 341 / Section A / 5 / a

Near $t=0$, take $\Omega (t)=\log F(t)$ to be the continuous local matrix logarithm with $\Omega (0)=0$. The symmetry identity gives $F(-t)=F(t{)}^{-1}$, and uniqueness of this logarithm yieldsThus $\Omega$ is an odd function. The local-logarithm qualification is necessary because the matrix exponential is not globally injective; the statement is naturally understood either near $t=0$ or as an identity of formal power series.