Partial and local argument properties of holomorphic and meromorphic complex functions in several variables (Q2298805)

Summary: The study describes a general argument analysis technique for holomorphic and meromorphic complex functions in several variables, or simply \(n\)-variable complex functions with \(n \geq 2\). Argument analytic relationships for \(n\)-variable complex functions with significance similar to the argument principle for one-variable ones are retrieved partially and locally. More precisely, argument analysis in \(n\)-variable complex functions is carried out one-by-one in terms of each and all variables, namely, partially, so that argument-principle-like relations are established in poly-disc neighborhoods of the variable domains, namely locally. The technique is applicable graphically with loci plotting, independent of Cauchy integral contour and locus orientations; it is also numerically tractable without loci plotting via argument incremental integration. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the main results.