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Complex analysis, traditionally known as the theory of functions of a complex variable, is the branch of mathematical analysis that investigates functions of complex numbers. It is helpful in many branches of mathematics, including algebraic geometry, number theory, analytic combinatorics, applied mathematics; as well as in physics, including the branches of hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and particularly quantum mechanics. By extension, use of complex analysis also has applications in engineering fields such as nuclear, aerospace, mechanical and electrical engineering.As a differentiable function of a complex variable is equal to its Taylor series (that is, it is analytic), complex analysis is particularly concerned with analytic functions of a complex variable (that is, holomorphic functions).

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    Using Liouville's Theorem to Show that Bounded Entire Functions are Polynomials

    Let f: ℂ→ ℂ be an entire function. If there is some nonnegative integer m and positive constants M,R such that |f(z)| ≤ M|z|m, for all z such that |z|≥ R, show that f is a polynomial of degree less that or equal to m. im really lost on this question. i feel like because...
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    [Complex Analysis] Branch cuts of the logarithm

    Homework Statement Consider a branch of \log{z} analytic in the domain created with the branch cut x=−y, x≥0. If, for this branch, \log{1}=-2\pi i, find the following. \log⁡{(\sqrt{3}+i)} Homework Equations \log{z} = \ln{r} + i(\theta + 2k\pi) The Attempt at a Solution This one...
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    Complex analysis formula for an integral

    Homework Statement Find a formula for: \int1/(z-a)m(z-b)ndz around a ball of radius R, centred at z0 where |a| < R < |b| and m,n\inN. Homework Equations Not sure which equations to use, a cauchy integral formula maybe...? The Attempt at a Solution I've attempted to...
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    Laurent Series Complex Analysis question

    1. Homework Statement For f(z) = 1/(1+z^2) a) find the taylor series centred at the origin and the radius of convergence. b)find the laurent series for the annulus centred at the origin with inner radius given by the r.o.c. from part a), and an arbitrarily large outer radius. 2...
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    Complex Analysis: Evaluating an Integral over a Contour

    Evaluate the integral of f over the contour C where: f(z) = 1/[z*(z+1)*(z+2)] where C = {z(t) = t+1 | 0 <= t < infinity} Over this contour, is f a real valued function? z(t) just maps t to the t+1, so it seems as if the contour is a real-valued continuous function, and f does not have any...
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    Complex analysis inequality proof

    Prove for all Z E C |ez-1| \leq e|z| - 1 \leq |z|e|z| I think this has to be proven using the triangle inequality but not sure how. Please help. :) thanks
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    Complex Analysis - Value of Arg[(z-1)/(z+1)] between -pi and pi

    Homework Statement Let Arg(w) denote that value of the argument between -π and π (inclusive). Show that: Arg[(z-1)/(z+1)] = { π/2, if Im(z) > 0 or -π/2 ,if Im(z) < 0. where z is a point on the unit circle ∣z∣= 1 The Attempt at a Solution First, i know that Arg(w) = arctan(b/a)...
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    Complex analysis, graph inequality

    Homework Statement Sketch the graph |Re(z)|>2 Homework Equations z=x+iy The Attempt at a Solution |Re(z)|>2 |Re(x+iy)|>2 |x|>2 |x-0|>2, this is a circle centered at zero with radius 2 4. My question What I'm having a hard time with is the | | notation. Is this the absolute value, or...
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    Complex analysis, taylor series, radius of convergence

    Homework Statement For f(z) = 1/(1+z^2) a) find the taylor series centred at the origin and the radius of convergence. b)find the laurent series for the annulus centred at the origin with inner radius given by the r.o.c. from part a), and an arbitrarily large outer radius. Homework...
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    How shall we call these types of integrals in Complex Analysis?

    \mathop\int\limits_{\infty} \log[(z-1)(z+1)]dz=A(z)\biggr|_0^0=4\pi i The infinity symbol below the integral is a positive-oriented, closed, and differentiable path over the function looping around both branch-points and A(z) is the antiderivative of the integrand. I mean would that hold for...
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    How can I put the equation \frac{a+ib}{1+a-ib} into the form a+bi?

    Homework Statement Use the Definition Re(z1)=Re(z2), Im(z1)=Im(z2)to solve each equation for z=a+bi. \frac{z}{1+\bar{z}}=3+4i Homework Equations Sec 1.1 #42 from Complex Analysis 2nd ed from Dennis Zill The Attempt at a Solution I have solved several similar problems like this one in my...
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    Complex Analysis: Solutions on the Line Re(z)=1/2

    Homework Statement Consider the equation (z-1)^23 = z^23 Show that all solutions lie on the line Re(z)=1/2 How many solutions are there Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Really have no idea. I figured polar form might be helpful somehow so I converted it and got...
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    Should I take general topology or complex analysis?

    Background: I'm a computer science major, but who has done a lot of math (real analysis, linear/abstract algebra, combinatorics, probab&stats, numerical analysis, linear programming) and currently doing undergraduate research in computational algebra/geometry. I'm taking a graduate level...
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    Simple complex analysis question

    Hi, In complex analysis, is it an axiom that iy=yi where y is real? Or can this result be proved somehow? Thank you.
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    Cauchy-Riemann Equations - Complex Analysis

    Hello everyone, The question: My attempt: I'll try my hand at the analytic part if I could get some clarification on this part first. :)
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    Visual complex analysis problem

    Homework Statement Explain geometrically why the locus of z such that arg [ (z-a)/(z-b) ] = constant is an arc of a certain circle passing through the fixed points a and b. i tried to visualize the equation in a cartesian co-system but in doing so, i was not very successful.
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    Are Real and Complex Analysis useful for engineering students?

    I have never studied analysis as i am graduate student in engineering. Can anyone point me the elementary book on real and complex analysis preferably junior, undergraduate level book. I found this 2. Can anyone math graduate student comment or put some advice onto it. 1. Elementary Real and...
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    Complex analysis - electron screening

    Hi! I have to understand how this integral is evaluated (it is taken from Fetter - Quantum theory of many particle systems)(14.24): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/158338/fis/fetter.pdf" in particular, i don't know how the log brach cuts are defined.. as far as I know, log branch cuts can be...
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    Complex analysis and complex plane

    Homework Statement Let z= x + yi be a complex number. and f(z) = u + vi a complex function. As: u = sinx\astcoshy v= cosx\astsinhy And if z has a trajectory shown in the attached image. What would be the trajectory of the point (u,v) ?
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    [Complex Analysis] Finding a conformal map

    Homework Statement I have to find a conformal map from \Omega = \{ z \in \mathbb C | -1 < \textrm{Re}(z) < 1 \} to the unit disk D(0,1) Homework Equations an analytical function f is conformal in each point where the derivative is non-vanishing specifically, we can think of linear...
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    [Complex Analysis] prove non-existence of conformal map

    Homework Statement "Show that there is no conformal map from D(0,1) to \mathbb C" and D(0,1) means the (open) unit disk Homework Equations Conformal maps preserve angles The Attempt at a Solution I don't have a clue. I thought the clou might be that D(0,1) has a boundary, and C...
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    Does an Analytic Function Vanishing on a Disc Boundary Vanish Inside?

    Homework Statement If an analytic function vanishes on the boundary of a closed disc in its domain , show it vanishes on the full disc Homework Equations CR equations? The Attempt at a Solution Not sure how to start this one.
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    Cauchy Sequences - Complex Analysis

    Hope someone could give me some help with a couple of problems. First: Proof of - A function f:G -->Complex Plane is continuous on G iff for every sequence C(going from 1 to infinity) of complex numbers in G that has a limit in G we have limit as n --> infinity f(C) = f(limit as n...
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    Can complex analysis be used in classical electrodynamics?

    The title may be a bit vague, so I'll state what I am curious about. Since complex field is 'extension' to the real field, and in electrodynamics we use things like Stokes theorem, or Gauss theorem, that are being done on real field (differential manifolds and things like that, right?), can...
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    Help understanding Laurent series in complex analysis

    The part about Laurent series in my Complex Analysis book is somewhat vague and Wikipedia etc. didn't help me much. I am hoping someone would tell me the exact mathematical definition of a Laurent series (around a given point?) of a given function, perhaps providing an example. Also, how can...
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    Complex analysis, deceptively tricky problem.

    [b]1. Let z be a complex variable. Describe the set of all z satisfying |z^2-z|<1.[\b] I have a `brute force' solution, but it's really messy. Without a graphing utility, it would be nearly impossible to graph. I just computed |z^2-z| in terms of x and y, and solved |z^2-z|=1 in this...
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    Best Complex Analysis Textbooks (Except Silverman, Alfors, Churchill, Conway)

    hi!. I have been looking for good complex analysis text. But, unfortunately, I haven't found it yet. Could you recommend some complex analysis textbooks except those books whose authers are silverman, alfors, churchill, conway ??
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    Is there any parallel in Complex Analysis to a surface integral?

    I've been trying to work through this and see whether you can take an "area" in the complex plane, have x,y vary in some interval, and integrate complex functions over that "area." The math doesn't seem to work out; plus intuitively, if you're going to sum up a function in a complex variable...
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    Legendre Polynomials and Complex Analysis

    Hi all, I am currently a 2nd year mathematics and physics student. I am working, for the first time, on my own research and just sort of getting my feet wet. I got in touch with a professor that studies Special Functions and he led me to the Legendre functions and associated Legendre...
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    Is arg\xi(1/2+is) an Increasing Function of 's'?

    given the function arg\xi(1/2+is) is this an increasing function of 's' ?? , i mean if its derivative is always bigger than 0 here xi is the Riemann Xi function http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_Xi_function could we define the 'inverse' (at least for positive s) of...
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    Finding Holomorphic Logarithmic Formulas for Half-Planes in Complex Analysis

    Homework Statement i) Find a suitable formula for log z when z lies in the half-plane K that lies above the x-axis, and from that show log is holomorphic on K ii) Find a suitable formula for log z when z lies in the half-plane L that lies below the x-axis, and from that show log is...
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    Complex analysis: U-V transformations.

    I'm a bit lost on this part of my course (ODE's and complex analysis). We've only done about 2-3 of these (seemingly simple) problems where we're given the equation of a line or circle in the complex plane and are asked to find its image in the U-V plane with some transformation \omega, but I...
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    Complex Analysis and Diff Equations

    Hello, I am wondering what I should brush up on for a class in Complex analysis and Diff Equations. I am planning to take these in the fall and this will be by far the toughest math I will have had. I took a 4 credit Calc II with a solid A. Currently taking Calc III (through Green, Stokes and...
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    Complex Analysis Mapping With Principal Branch

    1. Verify that f(z) = Sqrt(z^2 - 1) maps the upper half plane I am z > 0 onto the upper half plane I am w > 0 slit along the segment from 0 to i. [Hint: use the principal branch] 2. Homework Equations We studied factional linear transformations with T(z) = (a z + b) / (c z + d) , but I...
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    Application of complex analysis to real integrals

    Homework Statement solve integral x^3/(e^x-1) with limits from 0 to infinity Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution i tried using a rectangular contour,the boundaries of the contour pass through z=0 but the complex equivalent has pole at z=0. by Cauchy theorem the function...
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    Complex Analysis: Showing f is a Polynomial of Degree n

    Homework Statement Let f be analytic throught C, suppose that |f(z)|<=M|z|^n for a real constant M and positive integer n. Show that f is a polynomial function of degree less than n.
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    Is f constant if limf(z) exists and is nonzero as z tends to z0?

    Homework Statement Let f:C\rightarrowC be differentiable, with f(z)\neq0 for all z in C. Suppose limf(z) is exist and nonzero as z tends to z0. Prove that f is constant.
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    Complex analysis - Rouche's theorem

    [b]1. find the number of solutions of e^iz - z^2n - a = 0 in the upper half of the complex plane, where n is a natural number and a is a real number such that a>1. [b]2. Rouche's theorem: If f and g are analytic functions in a domain, and |f|>|g| on the boundary of the domain, then the...
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    True or False? (Complex Analysis)

    S is a star-shaped open subset of \mathbb{C}, f is a holomorphic function from S to \mathbb{C}, z_0 is an element of S. I've just come out an exam and wondered whether the following 2 statements are true or false: 1 Let g be a holomorphic function on S \subseteq \mathbb{C}, with the...
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    Questions about complex analysis (Cauchy's integral formula and residue theorem)

    http://www2.imperial.ac.uk/~bin06/M2...nation2008.pdf Solutions are here. http://www2.imperial.ac.uk/~bin06/M2...insoln2008.pdf My first question is about 3(ii), the proof of Cauchy's integral formula for the first derivative. The proof here uses the deformation lemma (from second...
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    Complex Analysis - Contour Integration

    In a lecture today we evaluated a integral: \oint_{\Gamma} \dfrac{3z - 2}{z^2 - z} dz Where, \Gamma = \{ z \in \mathbb{C} | |z| + |z-1| = 3 \} Our lecturer evaluated it to be 6πi I sort of understood how he did it, but he really rushed through his steps.
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    Complex Analysis - Sketch a curve

    Homework Statement sketch the curve in the z-plane and sketch its image under w=z^2 |z-1|=1 Homework Equations z=|z|e^(iArgz) argw=2argz The Attempt at a Solution At first I simply sketched the solution for a circle centered at (1,0) in the z-plane and then mapped that to...
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    [complex analysis] are branch points always isolated?

    You can choose to limit yourself to continuous or analytical functions
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    How to Evaluate the Integral of x^2/(1+x^6) from 0 to Infinity?

    Homework Statement Evaluate the integral with respect to x from 0 to infinity when the integrand is x^2/(1+x^6), using complex integration techniques. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I have no idea where to start. Please help!
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    Complex Analysis for Integrals in Physics

    Hello! I know that the theory of complex analysis is useful to compute integrals of real valued functions. I am a Physics student and I followed a Complex Analysis course but we did not have time to cover this up. I am looking for a textbook that takes a practical approach to this subject. I...
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    Complex Analysis Residue Problem

    Homework Statement The question asks me to find the integral from 0 to infinity of 1/(x^3 + 1), where I have to use the specific contours that they specify. Now I know that I need to use residues (in fact just one here) and the singular point is (1+sqrt(3)*i)/2. Once I can factor the (x^3...
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    Complex Analysis: Show |z| \leq 1 iff \frac{z-a}{1-a(bar)z} \leq 1

    Homework Statement |a| < 1 a is arbitrary, then show that |z| \leq 1 iff \frac{z-a}{1-a(bar)z} \leq 1 Homework Equations possible the triangle inequality The Attempt at a Solution \frac{z-a}{1-a(bar)z} is analytic everywhere except at 1/a(bar) |z - a|2 \leq |1-a(bar)z|2...
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    Which Book Is Best for Undergraduate Complex Analysis?

    As the title says, I was wondering what would be a good book in Complex Analysis at the Undergraduate Level? I have one or two of them but like neither of them.
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    Complex Analysis: Taylor's Theorem

    Homework Statement Find the Maclaurin series representation of: f(z) = {sinh(z)/z for z =/= 0 } {0 for z = 0 } Note: wherever it says 'sum', I am noting the sum from n=0 to infinity. The Attempt at a Solution sinh(z) = sum [z^(2n+1)/(2n+1)!]...
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    Is Morera's Theorem the Converse of Cauchy's Theorem in Complex Analysis?

    hey there there is this thing we learn in complex analysis (and almost everywhere) that if a function is analytic in a known region, then the integral on a closed path(say, any loop), will be zero. so there is another statement we need to deal with hear, which is exactly the opposite, that if...
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