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A First Course in Complex Analysis by Matthias Beck, Gerald Marchesi, Dennis Pixton, and Lucas Sabalka Exer 8.17,19,36 --> These exercises involve possibility of computing multiple Laurent series.




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(Q1) For Exer 8.17, do we obtain multiple Laurent series depending on how we rewrite $frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1$?




I did similarly for Exer 8.18, and it seems that that's the point based on Exer 8.32 where I obtained 4 Laurent series (the 4th being convergent on the $emptyset$!)



For (Q1)



  1. Take out $z-1$
    $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(z-1)(frac2z-1+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| > 2$$


  2. Take out $2$


$$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(2)(1+fracz-12) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| < 2$$



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(Q2) For Exer 8.19, is there only one Laurent series unlike in Exer 8.17,18?




For (Q2)



$$fracz-2z+1 = 1 + frac-3z+1 textonly?$$




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(Q3) For Exer 8.36, I came up with 2 Laurent series. Are they both valid?




Rewrite $frac1(z^2-4)(z-2) = frac1(z-2)^2(z+2)$. Rewrite $frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4$:



  1. Take out $z-2$
    $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(z-2)(frac4z-2+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| > 4$$

--> This is not the book's answer, and it doesn't seem to have a $c_-1$. It looks like the integral will be 0.




(Q3.1) What's wrong with this Laurent series? I guess something like $C[2,1] subsetneq $, so it doesn't apply or something.




  1. Take out $4$

$$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(4)(1+fracz-24) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| < 4$$



--> This is the book's answer (apart from the region), and it gives the same answer as with Cauchy Integral Formula 5.1 (and later Residue Theorem 9.10) namely $frac- pi i8$




(Q3.2) Book says that for $frac1(4)(1+fracz-24)$, the region of convergence is $colorred0 < |z-2| < 4$. Why $0 <$?








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    A First Course in Complex Analysis by Matthias Beck, Gerald Marchesi, Dennis Pixton, and Lucas Sabalka Exer 8.17,19,36 --> These exercises involve possibility of computing multiple Laurent series.




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    (Q1) For Exer 8.17, do we obtain multiple Laurent series depending on how we rewrite $frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1$?




    I did similarly for Exer 8.18, and it seems that that's the point based on Exer 8.32 where I obtained 4 Laurent series (the 4th being convergent on the $emptyset$!)



    For (Q1)



    1. Take out $z-1$
      $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(z-1)(frac2z-1+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| > 2$$


    2. Take out $2$


    $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(2)(1+fracz-12) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| < 2$$



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    (Q2) For Exer 8.19, is there only one Laurent series unlike in Exer 8.17,18?




    For (Q2)



    $$fracz-2z+1 = 1 + frac-3z+1 textonly?$$




    enter image description here



    (Q3) For Exer 8.36, I came up with 2 Laurent series. Are they both valid?




    Rewrite $frac1(z^2-4)(z-2) = frac1(z-2)^2(z+2)$. Rewrite $frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4$:



    1. Take out $z-2$
      $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(z-2)(frac4z-2+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| > 4$$

    --> This is not the book's answer, and it doesn't seem to have a $c_-1$. It looks like the integral will be 0.




    (Q3.1) What's wrong with this Laurent series? I guess something like $C[2,1] subsetneq $, so it doesn't apply or something.




    1. Take out $4$

    $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(4)(1+fracz-24) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| < 4$$



    --> This is the book's answer (apart from the region), and it gives the same answer as with Cauchy Integral Formula 5.1 (and later Residue Theorem 9.10) namely $frac- pi i8$




    (Q3.2) Book says that for $frac1(4)(1+fracz-24)$, the region of convergence is $colorred0 < |z-2| < 4$. Why $0 <$?








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      A First Course in Complex Analysis by Matthias Beck, Gerald Marchesi, Dennis Pixton, and Lucas Sabalka Exer 8.17,19,36 --> These exercises involve possibility of computing multiple Laurent series.




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      (Q1) For Exer 8.17, do we obtain multiple Laurent series depending on how we rewrite $frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1$?




      I did similarly for Exer 8.18, and it seems that that's the point based on Exer 8.32 where I obtained 4 Laurent series (the 4th being convergent on the $emptyset$!)



      For (Q1)



      1. Take out $z-1$
        $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(z-1)(frac2z-1+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| > 2$$


      2. Take out $2$


      $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(2)(1+fracz-12) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| < 2$$



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      (Q2) For Exer 8.19, is there only one Laurent series unlike in Exer 8.17,18?




      For (Q2)



      $$fracz-2z+1 = 1 + frac-3z+1 textonly?$$




      enter image description here



      (Q3) For Exer 8.36, I came up with 2 Laurent series. Are they both valid?




      Rewrite $frac1(z^2-4)(z-2) = frac1(z-2)^2(z+2)$. Rewrite $frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4$:



      1. Take out $z-2$
        $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(z-2)(frac4z-2+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| > 4$$

      --> This is not the book's answer, and it doesn't seem to have a $c_-1$. It looks like the integral will be 0.




      (Q3.1) What's wrong with this Laurent series? I guess something like $C[2,1] subsetneq $, so it doesn't apply or something.




      1. Take out $4$

      $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(4)(1+fracz-24) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| < 4$$



      --> This is the book's answer (apart from the region), and it gives the same answer as with Cauchy Integral Formula 5.1 (and later Residue Theorem 9.10) namely $frac- pi i8$




      (Q3.2) Book says that for $frac1(4)(1+fracz-24)$, the region of convergence is $colorred0 < |z-2| < 4$. Why $0 <$?








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      A First Course in Complex Analysis by Matthias Beck, Gerald Marchesi, Dennis Pixton, and Lucas Sabalka Exer 8.17,19,36 --> These exercises involve possibility of computing multiple Laurent series.




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      enter image description here




      -




      (Q1) For Exer 8.17, do we obtain multiple Laurent series depending on how we rewrite $frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1$?




      I did similarly for Exer 8.18, and it seems that that's the point based on Exer 8.32 where I obtained 4 Laurent series (the 4th being convergent on the $emptyset$!)



      For (Q1)



      1. Take out $z-1$
        $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(z-1)(frac2z-1+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| > 2$$


      2. Take out $2$


      $$frac1z+1 = frac12+z-1 = frac1(2)(1+fracz-12) to texta Laurent series for |z-1| < 2$$



      -




      (Q2) For Exer 8.19, is there only one Laurent series unlike in Exer 8.17,18?




      For (Q2)



      $$fracz-2z+1 = 1 + frac-3z+1 textonly?$$




      enter image description here



      (Q3) For Exer 8.36, I came up with 2 Laurent series. Are they both valid?




      Rewrite $frac1(z^2-4)(z-2) = frac1(z-2)^2(z+2)$. Rewrite $frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4$:



      1. Take out $z-2$
        $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(z-2)(frac4z-2+1) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| > 4$$

      --> This is not the book's answer, and it doesn't seem to have a $c_-1$. It looks like the integral will be 0.




      (Q3.1) What's wrong with this Laurent series? I guess something like $C[2,1] subsetneq $, so it doesn't apply or something.




      1. Take out $4$

      $$frac1z+2 = frac1z-2+4 = frac1(4)(1+fracz-24) to texta Laurent series for |z-2| < 4$$



      --> This is the book's answer (apart from the region), and it gives the same answer as with Cauchy Integral Formula 5.1 (and later Residue Theorem 9.10) namely $frac- pi i8$




      (Q3.2) Book says that for $frac1(4)(1+fracz-24)$, the region of convergence is $colorred0 < |z-2| < 4$. Why $0 <$?










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          Note that isolated singularities of a rational function specify different regions of convergence when expanding the function around a point in a Laurent series. So, for each of these different regions there is a specific representation of $f$ as Laurent series.




          Ad Q.1: Yes, we obtain two different Laurent series expansions of $f$ around $z=1$, one for each region of convergence. Since there are simple poles at $z=1$ and $z=-1$ we have to distinguish two regions of convergence when expanding around the pole $z=1$.
          beginalign*
          D_1:&quad 0< |z-1|<2\
          D_2:&quad |z-1|>2
          endalign*



          • The first region $D_1$ is a punctured disc with center $z=1$, radius $2$ and the pole at $z=-1$ at the boundary of the disc. It admits for the fraction with pole at $z=1$ a representation as principal part of a Laurent series and for the fraction with pole at $z=-1$ a power series.


          • The region $D_2$ contains all points outside the disc with center $z=1$ and radius $2$. It admits for both fractions a representation as principal part of a Laurent series.


          Note that in $D_1$ we have to exclude $0$, since $f$ is not defined there.




          We have in $D_1$ the representation
          beginalign*
          frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
          &=frac1z-1cdotfrac12left(1+fracz-12right)\
          &=frac12cdotfrac1z-1sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(fracz-12right)^j\
          &=-sum_j=-1^inftyleft(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
          endalign*
          and in $D_2$ we have the representation
          beginalign*
          frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
          &=frac1(z-1)^2cdotfrac11+frac2z-1\
          &=frac1(z-1)^2sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(frac2z-1right)^j\
          &=frac14sum_j=-infty^-2left(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
          endalign*




          Ad Q.2: Yes, there is only one region of convergence, since we have only one simple pole at $z=-1$. The region of convergence is $|z-1|>0$ and the Laurent-series expansion is according to your calculation.



          Ad Q.3,Q3.1: We obtain for $|z-2|>4$ the Laurent series expansion
          beginalign*
          frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)&=frac1(z-2)^2cdotfrac1z+2\
          &=frac1(z-2)^3cdotfrac11+frac4z-2\
          &=frac1(z-2)^3sum_j=0^infty(-4)^jfrac1(z-2)^jtag1\
          &=cdots
          endalign*



          Ad Q.3.2: The function under consideration
          beginalign*
          frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)
          endalign*
          has a pole at $z=2$. Since this function is not defined at $z=2$ we have to exclude $0$ from the region and get $0<|z-2|<4$.







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            Note that isolated singularities of a rational function specify different regions of convergence when expanding the function around a point in a Laurent series. So, for each of these different regions there is a specific representation of $f$ as Laurent series.




            Ad Q.1: Yes, we obtain two different Laurent series expansions of $f$ around $z=1$, one for each region of convergence. Since there are simple poles at $z=1$ and $z=-1$ we have to distinguish two regions of convergence when expanding around the pole $z=1$.
            beginalign*
            D_1:&quad 0< |z-1|<2\
            D_2:&quad |z-1|>2
            endalign*



            • The first region $D_1$ is a punctured disc with center $z=1$, radius $2$ and the pole at $z=-1$ at the boundary of the disc. It admits for the fraction with pole at $z=1$ a representation as principal part of a Laurent series and for the fraction with pole at $z=-1$ a power series.


            • The region $D_2$ contains all points outside the disc with center $z=1$ and radius $2$. It admits for both fractions a representation as principal part of a Laurent series.


            Note that in $D_1$ we have to exclude $0$, since $f$ is not defined there.




            We have in $D_1$ the representation
            beginalign*
            frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
            &=frac1z-1cdotfrac12left(1+fracz-12right)\
            &=frac12cdotfrac1z-1sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(fracz-12right)^j\
            &=-sum_j=-1^inftyleft(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
            endalign*
            and in $D_2$ we have the representation
            beginalign*
            frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
            &=frac1(z-1)^2cdotfrac11+frac2z-1\
            &=frac1(z-1)^2sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(frac2z-1right)^j\
            &=frac14sum_j=-infty^-2left(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
            endalign*




            Ad Q.2: Yes, there is only one region of convergence, since we have only one simple pole at $z=-1$. The region of convergence is $|z-1|>0$ and the Laurent-series expansion is according to your calculation.



            Ad Q.3,Q3.1: We obtain for $|z-2|>4$ the Laurent series expansion
            beginalign*
            frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)&=frac1(z-2)^2cdotfrac1z+2\
            &=frac1(z-2)^3cdotfrac11+frac4z-2\
            &=frac1(z-2)^3sum_j=0^infty(-4)^jfrac1(z-2)^jtag1\
            &=cdots
            endalign*



            Ad Q.3.2: The function under consideration
            beginalign*
            frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)
            endalign*
            has a pole at $z=2$. Since this function is not defined at $z=2$ we have to exclude $0$ from the region and get $0<|z-2|<4$.







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              Note that isolated singularities of a rational function specify different regions of convergence when expanding the function around a point in a Laurent series. So, for each of these different regions there is a specific representation of $f$ as Laurent series.




              Ad Q.1: Yes, we obtain two different Laurent series expansions of $f$ around $z=1$, one for each region of convergence. Since there are simple poles at $z=1$ and $z=-1$ we have to distinguish two regions of convergence when expanding around the pole $z=1$.
              beginalign*
              D_1:&quad 0< |z-1|<2\
              D_2:&quad |z-1|>2
              endalign*



              • The first region $D_1$ is a punctured disc with center $z=1$, radius $2$ and the pole at $z=-1$ at the boundary of the disc. It admits for the fraction with pole at $z=1$ a representation as principal part of a Laurent series and for the fraction with pole at $z=-1$ a power series.


              • The region $D_2$ contains all points outside the disc with center $z=1$ and radius $2$. It admits for both fractions a representation as principal part of a Laurent series.


              Note that in $D_1$ we have to exclude $0$, since $f$ is not defined there.




              We have in $D_1$ the representation
              beginalign*
              frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
              &=frac1z-1cdotfrac12left(1+fracz-12right)\
              &=frac12cdotfrac1z-1sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(fracz-12right)^j\
              &=-sum_j=-1^inftyleft(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
              endalign*
              and in $D_2$ we have the representation
              beginalign*
              frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
              &=frac1(z-1)^2cdotfrac11+frac2z-1\
              &=frac1(z-1)^2sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(frac2z-1right)^j\
              &=frac14sum_j=-infty^-2left(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
              endalign*




              Ad Q.2: Yes, there is only one region of convergence, since we have only one simple pole at $z=-1$. The region of convergence is $|z-1|>0$ and the Laurent-series expansion is according to your calculation.



              Ad Q.3,Q3.1: We obtain for $|z-2|>4$ the Laurent series expansion
              beginalign*
              frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)&=frac1(z-2)^2cdotfrac1z+2\
              &=frac1(z-2)^3cdotfrac11+frac4z-2\
              &=frac1(z-2)^3sum_j=0^infty(-4)^jfrac1(z-2)^jtag1\
              &=cdots
              endalign*



              Ad Q.3.2: The function under consideration
              beginalign*
              frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)
              endalign*
              has a pole at $z=2$. Since this function is not defined at $z=2$ we have to exclude $0$ from the region and get $0<|z-2|<4$.







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                Note that isolated singularities of a rational function specify different regions of convergence when expanding the function around a point in a Laurent series. So, for each of these different regions there is a specific representation of $f$ as Laurent series.




                Ad Q.1: Yes, we obtain two different Laurent series expansions of $f$ around $z=1$, one for each region of convergence. Since there are simple poles at $z=1$ and $z=-1$ we have to distinguish two regions of convergence when expanding around the pole $z=1$.
                beginalign*
                D_1:&quad 0< |z-1|<2\
                D_2:&quad |z-1|>2
                endalign*



                • The first region $D_1$ is a punctured disc with center $z=1$, radius $2$ and the pole at $z=-1$ at the boundary of the disc. It admits for the fraction with pole at $z=1$ a representation as principal part of a Laurent series and for the fraction with pole at $z=-1$ a power series.


                • The region $D_2$ contains all points outside the disc with center $z=1$ and radius $2$. It admits for both fractions a representation as principal part of a Laurent series.


                Note that in $D_1$ we have to exclude $0$, since $f$ is not defined there.




                We have in $D_1$ the representation
                beginalign*
                frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
                &=frac1z-1cdotfrac12left(1+fracz-12right)\
                &=frac12cdotfrac1z-1sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(fracz-12right)^j\
                &=-sum_j=-1^inftyleft(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
                endalign*
                and in $D_2$ we have the representation
                beginalign*
                frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
                &=frac1(z-1)^2cdotfrac11+frac2z-1\
                &=frac1(z-1)^2sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(frac2z-1right)^j\
                &=frac14sum_j=-infty^-2left(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
                endalign*




                Ad Q.2: Yes, there is only one region of convergence, since we have only one simple pole at $z=-1$. The region of convergence is $|z-1|>0$ and the Laurent-series expansion is according to your calculation.



                Ad Q.3,Q3.1: We obtain for $|z-2|>4$ the Laurent series expansion
                beginalign*
                frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)&=frac1(z-2)^2cdotfrac1z+2\
                &=frac1(z-2)^3cdotfrac11+frac4z-2\
                &=frac1(z-2)^3sum_j=0^infty(-4)^jfrac1(z-2)^jtag1\
                &=cdots
                endalign*



                Ad Q.3.2: The function under consideration
                beginalign*
                frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)
                endalign*
                has a pole at $z=2$. Since this function is not defined at $z=2$ we have to exclude $0$ from the region and get $0<|z-2|<4$.







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                Note that isolated singularities of a rational function specify different regions of convergence when expanding the function around a point in a Laurent series. So, for each of these different regions there is a specific representation of $f$ as Laurent series.




                Ad Q.1: Yes, we obtain two different Laurent series expansions of $f$ around $z=1$, one for each region of convergence. Since there are simple poles at $z=1$ and $z=-1$ we have to distinguish two regions of convergence when expanding around the pole $z=1$.
                beginalign*
                D_1:&quad 0< |z-1|<2\
                D_2:&quad |z-1|>2
                endalign*



                • The first region $D_1$ is a punctured disc with center $z=1$, radius $2$ and the pole at $z=-1$ at the boundary of the disc. It admits for the fraction with pole at $z=1$ a representation as principal part of a Laurent series and for the fraction with pole at $z=-1$ a power series.


                • The region $D_2$ contains all points outside the disc with center $z=1$ and radius $2$. It admits for both fractions a representation as principal part of a Laurent series.


                Note that in $D_1$ we have to exclude $0$, since $f$ is not defined there.




                We have in $D_1$ the representation
                beginalign*
                frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
                &=frac1z-1cdotfrac12left(1+fracz-12right)\
                &=frac12cdotfrac1z-1sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(fracz-12right)^j\
                &=-sum_j=-1^inftyleft(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
                endalign*
                and in $D_2$ we have the representation
                beginalign*
                frac1(z-1)(z+1)&=frac1z-1cdotfrac12+(z-1)\
                &=frac1(z-1)^2cdotfrac11+frac2z-1\
                &=frac1(z-1)^2sum_j=0^infty(-1)^jleft(frac2z-1right)^j\
                &=frac14sum_j=-infty^-2left(-frac12right)^j(z-1)^j
                endalign*




                Ad Q.2: Yes, there is only one region of convergence, since we have only one simple pole at $z=-1$. The region of convergence is $|z-1|>0$ and the Laurent-series expansion is according to your calculation.



                Ad Q.3,Q3.1: We obtain for $|z-2|>4$ the Laurent series expansion
                beginalign*
                frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)&=frac1(z-2)^2cdotfrac1z+2\
                &=frac1(z-2)^3cdotfrac11+frac4z-2\
                &=frac1(z-2)^3sum_j=0^infty(-4)^jfrac1(z-2)^jtag1\
                &=cdots
                endalign*



                Ad Q.3.2: The function under consideration
                beginalign*
                frac1(z^2-4)(z-2)
                endalign*
                has a pole at $z=2$. Since this function is not defined at $z=2$ we have to exclude $0$ from the region and get $0<|z-2|<4$.








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