Exercise · ZW-COMPLEX-PRIMITIVE-005 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute \(\displaystyle\oint_{|z|=1}z^3\,dz\).

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  • C. \(0\)

Explanation

\(F=z^4/4\) is a primitive on all of \(\mathbb{C}\) and on a closed contour the endpoints coincide: \(F(b)-F(a)=0\).

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A primitive of a function \(f\) on an open set \(D\) is a holomorphic function \(F\) on \(D\) whose derivative is \(f\) at every point.

\[\int_{z_0}^{z_1} f(z)\,dz=F(z_1)-F(z_0)\]

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