Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / Paper 1 / 7 / a / Solution

For an analytic function, the complex differentiability limit is independent of the direction of approach. A real increment gives $f^{\prime }(z)=u_x+i{v}_x$, whereas an imaginary increment givesEquality of real and imaginary parts proves the Cauchy-Riemann equations:Conversely, if $u,v$ have continuous first partial derivatives near a point and obey these equations, their real differentiability gives, for a complex increment $h$,Dividing by $h$ proves the complex differentiability there. Continuous first partial derivatives are a sufficient regularity hypothesis for this converse; agreement along the two coordinate directions alone is only a necessary condition.