Exercise · ZW-COMPLEX-PRIMITIVE-009 · ★★★ Advanced
Which of these functions has NO primitive on \(\mathbb{C}\)?
Choose one option.
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- D. \(\bar z\)
Explanation
The other three are entire and have a primitive on \(\mathbb{C}\). For \(\bar z\) the integral over \(|z|=1\) is \(2\pi i\neq 0\), impossible if a primitive existed.
Review the concept: Complex primitive
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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