Complex Analysis
This note is based on a book called A first course in complex analysis with applications.
Complex Numbers and Complex Plane
Principal Argument The symbol arg() actually represents a set of values, but the argument of a complex number that lies in the interval is called the principal value of arg() or the principal argument of .
In general, arg() and Arg() are related by
de Moivre's Formula When , we have then
This formula is known as de Moivre's formula.
If we take arg() from the interval , the relationship between a complex number and its argument is single-valued; that is, every nonzero complex number has precisely one angle in . But there is nothing special about the interval ; we also establish a single-valued relationship by using the interval to dfin the principal value of the argument of . For the interval , the negative real axis in analogous to a barrier that we agree not to cross; the technical name for this barrier is a branch cut.
Annulus The set of points satisfying the inequality lie exterior to the circle of radius centered at , whereas the set of points satisfying lie interior to the circle of radius centered at . Thus if , the set of points satisfying the simultaneous inequality
is the intersection of the sets and . This intersection is an open circular ring centered at . Figure 1.19(d) illustrates such a ring centered at the origin. The set defined by is called an open circular annulus. By allowing , we obtain a deleted neighborhood of .
Application of complex analysis in the context of electrical engineering
Consider the problem of finding the steady-state current in an LRC-series circuit in which the charge on the capacitor for time is described by the differential equation
Assuming a solution of the form . Then we are left with
where the quantities
They are called the reactance and impedance of the circuit, respectively. Thus the solution is
From this solution and , we obtain the steady-state current
To avoid confusion with the current i, an electrical engineer will denote the imaginary unit by the symbol . Then replace with . Then we try the solution . Then we substitute it into the original equation and obtain the result
From it, we obtain
The denominator of the last expression is called the complex impedance of the circuit .
Then the steady-state current is given by
Complex Functions and Mappings
Example: Image of a Vertical Line under .
Example: Image of a Vertical Line under .
Principal Square Root Function
The function defined by
is called the Principal square root function.
Reciprocal FunctionThe function , whose domain is the set of all nonzero complex numbers, is called the reciprocal function.
Example: Mapping of a semi-infinite strip. Find the image of the semi-infinite horizontal strip defined by . under .
Reciprical mapAnalytic Functions
Analytic Functions Even though the requirement of differentiability is a stringent demand, there is a class of functions that is of great importance whose members satisfy even more severe requirements. These functions are called analytic functions.
Analyticity at a Point A complex function is said to be analytic at a point if is differentiable at and at every point in some neighborhood of .
A function is analytic in a domain D if it is analytic at every point in . A function that is analytic throughout a domain is called holomorphic or regular.
Analyticity at a point is not the same as differentiability at a point. Analyticity at a point is a neighborhood property. Analyticity is a property that is defined over an open set. For example is differentiable at but is not differentiable anywhere else. Even though is differentiable at , it is not analytic at that point because there exists no neighborhood of throughout which is differentiable. Hence the function is nowhere analytic.
Entire Functions A function that is analytic at every point in the complex plane is said to be an entire function.
Cauchy-Riemann Equations Suppose is differentiable at a point . Then at the first-order partial derivatives of and exist and satisfy the Cauchy-Riemann equations