Cauchy-Goursat Theorem

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Let ff be analytic in a simply connected domain DD. If CC is a simple closed contour lying in DD,

Cf(z)dz=0\int_C f(z)\,\text{d}z = 0

Deformation Invariance Theorem

Let C1C_1 and C2C_2 be 2 positively oriented simple closed contours, with C2C_2 lying inside the interior of C1C_1. Let ff be analytic in a domain DD that contains both C1C_1 and C2C_2, together with the region between them.

C1f(z)dz=C2f(z)dz\int_{C_1} f(z)\,\text{d}z = \int_{C_2} f(z)\,\text{d}z

Key Integral

Let z0z_0 be a fixed complex number, and let CC be a simple closed contour with positive orientation such that z0z_0 lies inside CC.

C1zz0dz=2πi\int_C \frac{1}{z - z_0}\,\text{d}z = 2\pi i C1(zz0)ndz=0,nZ,n>1\int_C \frac{1}{(z-z_0)^n}\,\text{d}z = 0, \qquad n \in \mathbb{Z}, n > 1
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