From c0d352dd0f66b47ee91fb96eaf320f895fa78790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:54:04 +0100 Subject: Expand knowledge base --- content/know/concept/residue-theorem/index.pdc | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/know/concept/residue-theorem/index.pdc (limited to 'content/know/concept/residue-theorem') diff --git a/content/know/concept/residue-theorem/index.pdc b/content/know/concept/residue-theorem/index.pdc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..02a8ece --- /dev/null +++ b/content/know/concept/residue-theorem/index.pdc @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +title: "Residue theorem" +firstLetter: "R" +publishDate: 2021-11-13 +categories: +- Mathematics +- Complex analysis + +date: 2021-11-13T20:51:13+01:00 +draft: false +markup: pandoc +--- + +# Residue theorem + +A function $f(z)$ is **meromorphic** if it is +[holomorphic](/know/concept/holomorphic-function/) +except in a finite number of **simple poles**, +which are points $z_p$ where $f(z_p)$ diverges, +but where the product $(z - z_p) f(z)$ is non-zero +and still holomorphic close to $z_p$. +In other words, $f(z)$ can be approximated close to $z_p$: + +$$\begin{aligned} + f(z) + \approx \frac{R_p}{z - z_p} +\end{aligned}$$ + +Where the **residue** $R_p$ of a simple pole $z_p$ is defined as follows, and +represents the rate at which $f(z)$ diverges close to $z_p$: + +$$\begin{aligned} + \boxed{ + R_p = \lim_{z \to z_p} (z - z_p) f(z) + } +\end{aligned}$$ + +**Cauchy's residue theorem** for meromorphic functions +is a generalization of Cauchy's integral theorem for holomorphic functions, +and states that the integral on a contour $C$ +purely depends on the simple poles $z_p$ enclosed by $C$: + +$$\begin{aligned} + \boxed{ + \oint_C f(z) \dd{z} = i 2 \pi \sum_{z_p} R_p + } +\end{aligned}$$ + +
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+ +This theorem might not seem very useful, +but in fact, by cleverly choosing the contour $C$, +it lets us evaluate many integrals along the real axis, +most notably [Fourier transforms](/know/concept/fourier-transform/). +It can also be used to derive the [Kramers-Kronig relations](/know/concept/kramers-kronig-relations). -- cgit v1.2.3