Exercise · ZW-RESIDUE-THEOREM-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Compute \(\oint_{|z|=3}\frac{dz}{z^{2}-1}\) counterclockwise.
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- C. \(0\)
Explanation
The residues at \(1\) and \(-1\) are \(1/2\) and \(-1/2\). Both poles are inside and the sum is \(0\); one pole alone is not enough.
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.
\[\oint_{\gamma} f(z)\,dz=2\pi i\sum_{k}\operatorname{Res}(f,z_k)\]
More practice problems: residue theorem
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- ZW-RESIDUE-THEOREM-008 Compute oint_|z-i|=1(dz)/(z^2+1) counterclockwise.
- ZW-RESIDUE-THEOREM-009 Compute oint_|z|=2(e^z)/(z(z-1)) dz counterclockwise.