TITLE: Prove that $e^{\ln{z}}=z$ from the power series
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: For my course in complex analysis we have to prove that the trivial relation $e^{\ln{z}}=z$. We are given the series for $\ln z$:
$$f(w)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^{n+1}\frac{w^n}{n}$$
$$\ln z = f(z-1)$$
I know that the series for $e^x$ is 
$$e^{x}=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}$$
I tried to solve 
$$e^{\ln{z}}=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\left(\sum_{m=0}^\infty (-1)^{m+1}\frac{(z-1)^m}{m}\right)^n}{n!}$$
But just inserting the previous series into this does not yield a very convenient result. I think that if we expand the first power series around $z=0$ we would have already a problem (this makes sense since also $\ln 0$ does not exist. How and with what technique is this problem solved?
Edit (clarification):
We need to prove the relation given using the power series for $\ln{z}$ as definition.

REPLY [2 votes]: Let $\mathbb{N} = \{1,2,\cdots\}$. For each $\alpha = (\alpha_1, \cdots, \alpha_n)$, we write $|\alpha| = \alpha_1 + \cdots + \alpha_n$. Then
\begin{align*}
e^{\log(1+z)}
&= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n!}\left(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k} z^k \right)^n \\
&= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \sum_{\alpha\in\mathbb{N}^n} \frac{(-1)^{\alpha_1+\cdots+\alpha_n-n}}{\alpha_1 \cdots \alpha_n} z^{\alpha_1 + \cdots + \alpha_n} \\
&= \sum_{l=0}^{\infty} \Bigg( \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \sum_{\substack{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^n \\ |\alpha| = l}} \frac{(-1)^{\alpha_1+\cdots+\alpha_n-n}}{\alpha_1 \cdots \alpha_n} \Bigg) z^l
\end{align*}
Now we focus on the coefficient. For each given $l$,
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \sum_{\substack{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^n \\ |\alpha| = l}} \frac{(-1)^{\alpha_1+\cdots+\alpha_n-n}}{\alpha_1 \cdots \alpha_n}
= \frac{1}{l!} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \sum_{\substack{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^n \\ |\alpha| = l}} \binom{l}{\alpha} \prod_{i=1}^{n} (-1)^{\alpha_i-1}(\alpha_i-1)!. $$
Now notice that the $ \frac{1}{n!} \binom{l}{\alpha} \prod_{i=1}^{n} (\alpha_i-1)! $ is exactly the number of ways of splitting $\{1,\cdots,l\}$ into $n$ cycles of sizes $\alpha_1, \cdots, \alpha_n$. And identifying each of them as permutation on $\{1,\cdots,l\}$, the sign $(-1)^{\alpha_1-1}\cdots(-1)^{\alpha_n-1}$ is exactly the signature of that permutation. So if $S_l$ denotes the set of all permutations on $\{1,\cdots,l\}$, then
$$ \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \sum_{\substack{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^n \\ |\alpha| = l}} \binom{l}{\alpha} \prod_{i=1}^{n} (-1)^{\alpha_i-1}(\alpha_i-1)!
= \sum_{\sigma \in S_l} \operatorname{sign}(\sigma)
= \begin{cases}
1, & l = 0, 1 \\
0, & l \geq 2
\end{cases}. $$
Plugging this back proves
$$ e^{\log(1+z)} = 1+z $$
and therefore the claim follows.

Note: This argument is largely based on this posting.