Integral Theorems
Table of Contents
1. Cauchy's Integral Theroem
If \( f \) is holomorphic on a simply connected domain \( D \), and \( \gamma \) is a closed curve, then:
\[ \oint_\gamma f(z) dz = 0 \]
2. Cauchy's Integral Formula
Let:
- \( D \) be the closed disk \( D = \{ z : |z - z_0| \le r \} \) centered at \( z_0 \)
- \( f: D \to \mathbb{C} \) be a holomorphic function
- \( \gamma \) be the counterclockwise circle forming the boundary of \( D \)
Then:
\[ f(a) = \frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_\gamma \frac{f(z)}{z - a} dz \]
Holds for all \( a \) in the interior of \( D \).
3. Cauchy's Residue Theorem
Let:
- \( a_n \in U \) be some finite set of points
- \( D = U \backslash a_n \) be a simply connected domain
- \( f: D \to \mathbb{C} \) a holomorphic function
- \( \gamma \) a closed contour in \( D \)
Then:
\[ \oint_\gamma f(z) dz = 2\pi i \sum Res(f, a_k) \]
It is worth noting that CRT is a generalisation of both of the theorems above, the first follows by noting \( a_n \) is empty. For the second:
\begin{align*} \oint_\gamma \frac{f(z)}{z - a} dz &= 2\pi i \ Res\left(\frac{f(z)}{z - a}, a\right) \\ &= 2\pi i \ f(a) \end{align*}