Wk(zez)=z,z∈Sk⊂C where Sk is the range of the kth branch of W, i.e. the branch of Wk Example Ax+x=B,Ax=B−x1=(B−x)A−xAB=(B−x)AB−xAB⋅lnA=lnA(B−x)elnA(B−x)W(AB⋅lnA)=W(lnA(B−x)elnA(B−x))W(AB⋅lnA)=lnA(B−x)x=B−lnAW(AB⋅lnA)