Residue Theorem

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📖Definition

The residue theorem states that contour integrals equal 2πi times the sum of residues at interior singularities. It's a powerful tool for computing real integrals.

📐Formulas

∮_C f(z) dz = 2π i ∑ₖ Res(f, zₖ)

Residue theorem

Res(f, z₀) = lim_z → z₀ (z - z₀)f(z)

Residue at simple pole

Res(f, z₀) = (1)/((n-1)!)lim_z → z₀\fracd^n-1dz^n-1[(z-z₀)ⁿ f(z)]

Residue at pole of order n

✏️Examples

예제 1

Compute ∮ 1/(z²+1) dz over |z| = 2.

예제 2

Compute ∫₀^∞ dx/(x²+1) using residues.

📜History

Discovered by: Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1825)

Cauchy proved the residue theorem while developing complex integration theory.

Applications

Physics

Propagators, Green's functions

Engineering

Inverse Laplace transform

Number Theory

Prime distribution

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