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Math 411: Honours Complex Variables - University of Alberta

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Chapter 5<br />

Cauchy’s Integral Theorem and<br />

Formula<br />

Definition. Let D ⊂ C be open. If f : D → C is complex differentiable at each<br />

z ∈ D, then we call f holomorphic (or analytic) on D.<br />

Let z1, z2, and z3 be three different points in C. They span a triangle ∆. Its<br />

boundary can be parametrized as a curve with counterclockwise orientation.<br />

We denote this curve by ∂∆.<br />

∆<br />

z1 z2<br />

Theorem 5.1 (Goursat’sLemma). LetD ⊂ C be open, letf: D → C be holomorphic,<br />

and let ∆ ⊂ D be a triangle. Then we have<br />

�<br />

f(ζ)dζ = 0.<br />

∂∆<br />

Pro<strong>of</strong>. First, we note that the result holds trivially whenever z1, z2, and z3 are colinear.<br />

Otherwise, we can split ∆ at its medians into four subtriangles ∆ (1) , ∆ (2) , ∆ (3) ,<br />

and ∆ (4) as shown in the following figure:<br />

28<br />

z3

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