Does f(z) have a continous branch of logarithm on this set

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As stated in the question, the set $A$ is $z: 0<|z|<3$ and $f(z)=\frac{z}{z+3}$ I know it does not, it is easy to show by taking derivative of $Logf(z)$ and calculating the integral on circle (0,1), which is not zero from cauchy theorem-> so the derivative has no primary function etc. But my question is: 1) Is set $A$ simply connected space? If so, I have read that the logarithm has contionous branch on the simply connected space, when f(z) is not equal to zero. Is it true? There seems to be contradiction here.

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$A$ is not simply connected, and $\log f$ cannot be defined on it in the way you ask because of the singularity at $z=0$. Note that had the question taken $\mathbb C$ and removed the slit $[-3,0]$, then a continuous branch would be definable, because as you circle $0$ and $-3$ the extra $2\pi i$'s that you clock up from each log function cancel. Indeed, the function $\log \frac{z}{z+3}$ is regular at $\infty$.