[Math] Converse of the Cauchy-Riemann condition

complex-analysis

The Cauchy-Riemann condition states that an analytic function satisfies:
\begin{split}
\frac{\partial u}{\partial x} &= \frac{\partial v}{\partial y};
\frac{\partial u}{\partial y} &= -\frac{\partial v}{\partial x}
\end{split}
The converse of the statement requires additional conditions: the first partial derivatives of $u, v$ exist and are continuous.

My question is: When a function satisfies the Cauchy-Riemann condition, shouldn't it have already satisfied the above additional conditions? Otherwise, it wouldn't satisfy the Cauchy-Riemann condition if its partial derivatives do not exist. Am I missing something fundamental here?

Best Answer

Let $f(x+iy)=\sqrt {|xy|}$. You can verify that the partial derivatives all exist at $0$ and satisfy the C-R equations but f is not differentiable at 0.