TITLE: complex conjugates of holomorphic functions
QUESTION [18 upvotes]: I came across this question whilst doing some research into complex analysis, and I just can't see what to do!
Let $f(z)$ be a holomorphic function on $\mathbb{C}$. Show that $\overline{f(\overline{z})}$ is holomorphic, whilst $f(\overline{z})$ is holomorphic if and only if $f(z)$ is constant.
I know that holomorphic means that the function is differentiable everywhere, and I need to apply the Cauchy-Riemann equations somehow, but I'm not sure how to approach this.

REPLY [8 votes]: Since $f$ is entire, it has a Taylor expansion (centered at $z_0\in \mathbb{C}$) $$f(z)=\sum_{n\ge 0}a_n(z-z_0)^n$$ Hence, $$\overline{ f(\bar z)}=\overline{\sum_{n\ge 0}a_n(\overline{z}-z_0)^n}=\sum_{n\ge 0}\overline{a_n}(z-\overline{z_0})^n$$ and we know this series converges since you can show it has the same radius of convergence as the original series. Therefore, $\overline{ f(\bar z)}$ is holomorphic.