Exercise · ZW-RESIDUE-THEOREM-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute \(\oint_{|z|=1}\frac{e^{z}}{z^{2}}\,dz\) counterclockwise.

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  • A. \(2\pi i\)

Explanation

Since \(e^z=1+z+\dots\), \(e^z/z^2=z^{-2}+z^{-1}+\dots\), so the residue at \(0\) is \(1\).

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Review the concept: Residue theorem

If \(f\) is holomorphic on a simple closed contour \(\gamma\) and inside it except at isolated singularities \(z_k\), its integral over \(\gamma\) is \(2\pi i\) times the sum of its residues there.

\[\oint_{\gamma} f(z)\,dz=2\pi i\sum_{k}\operatorname{Res}(f,z_k)\]

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