I wanted to introduce and develop the complex logarithm from scratch. As the result I've arrived a couple of months ago at the following identity after which the road to complex logarithm is wide open:
$$\frac{a-b}{a+b}\cdot\frac{b-c}{b+c}\cdot\frac{c-a}{c+a}\quad +\quad \frac{a-b}{a+b}+\frac{b-c}{b+c}+\frac{c-a}{c+a}\qquad =\qquad 0$$
This holds over any field of course, and it is a parametrization of the following surface, call it $L$:
$$x\cdot y\cdot z\ +\ x+y+z\ \ =\ \ 0$$
Could you provide any references and information about this surface and the above formula. A knowledgeable friend of mine is sceptical about a geometric interest of this surface $L$. I still believe that in some ways $L$ must be interesting when it rests at the foundation of the complex logarithm.
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