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Math416 Lecture 24

Continue on Generalized Cauchy’s Theorem

Homotopy

A homotopy between two curves γ0,γ1:[0,1]→C\gamma_0, \gamma_1 : [0, 1] \to \mathbb{C} is a continuous map H:[0,1]×[0,1]→CH : [0, 1] \times [0, 1] \to \mathbb{C} such that H(z,0)=γ0(z)H(z, 0) = \gamma_0(z) and H(z,1)=γ1(z)H(z, 1) = \gamma_1(z) for all z∈[0,1]z \in [0, 1].

Lemma:

Let Ω\Omega be open in C\mathbb{C}, Let γ0,γ1\gamma_0, \gamma_1 be closed contour, homotopic in Ω\Omega. Then ind⁡γ0(z)=ind⁡γ1(z)\operatorname{ind}_{\gamma_0} (z) = \operatorname{ind}_{\gamma_1} (z) for all z∈Ωz \in \Omega.

Proof:

Let H(s,t)H(s,t) be a homotopy between γ0\gamma_0 and γ1\gamma_1. Let z0∈C∖Ωz_0\in \mathbb{C} \setminus \Omega.

Defined ϕ:[0,1]×[0,1]→C∖{0}\phi:[0,1]\times[0,1]\to \mathbb{C}\setminus \{0\}, ϕ(s,t)=H(s,t)−z0\phi(s,t)=H(s,t)-z_0.

By Technical Lemma , ∃\exists continuous ψ:[0,1]×[0,1]→C\psi:[0,1]\times[0,1]\to \mathbb{C} such that eψ=ϕe^{\psi}=\phi.

For each tt, γt(s)=H(s,t)\gamma_t(s)=H(s,t) is a closed curve.

ind⁡γt(z0)=12πi[ψ(1,t)−ψ(0,t)]\operatorname{ind}_{\gamma_t}(z_0)=\frac{1}{2\pi i}\left[\psi(1,t)-\psi(0,t)\right].

This is continuous (in tt), integer valued, thus constant.

QED

Theorem 9.14 Homotopy version of Cauchy’s Theorem

Let Ω\Omega be open, γ0,γ1\gamma_0, \gamma_1 be two piecewise continuous curves in Ω\Omega that are homotopic.

Then ∫γ0f(z) dz=∫γ1f(z) dz\int_{\gamma_0} f(z) \, dz = \int_{\gamma_1} f(z) \, dz for all f∈O(Ω)f\in O(\Omega).

Proof:

Γ=γ0−γ1\Gamma=\gamma_0-\gamma_1, then ind⁡Γ(z)=0\operatorname{ind}_{\Gamma}(z)=0 for all z∈C∖Ωz\in \mathbb{C}\setminus \Omega.

QED

Corollary of Theorem 9.14

If γ0\gamma_0 is null-homotopic in Ω\Omega (i.e. γ0\gamma_0 is homotopic to a point), then ∫γ0f(z) dz=0\int_{\gamma_0} f(z) \, dz = 0 for all f∈O(Ω)f\in O(\Omega).

Chapter 10: Further development of Complex Function Theory

Simple connectedness

Definition (non-standard) simply connected

Let Ω\Omega be a domain in C\mathbb{C}. We say Ω\Omega is simply connected if C‾∖Ω\overline{\mathbb{C}}\setminus \Omega is connected. (C‾=C∪{∞})\overline{\mathbb{C}}=\mathbb{C}\cup \{\infty\})

Example:

disk is simply connected.

annulus is not simply connected.

C\mathbb{C} is simply connected.

Any convex domain is simply connected.

Standard definition: Ω\Omega is simply connected if every closed curve in Ω\Omega is null-homotopic in Ω\Omega.

Theorem of equivalent definition of simply connected

For open connected subsets of C\mathbb{C}, the standard definition and the non-standard definition are equivalent.

Proved end of book.

Proposition for simply connected domain

Ω\Omega is simply connected   ⟺  \iff every contour in Ω\Omega has winding number 00 about every point in C∖Ω\mathbb{C}\setminus \Omega.

Proof:

If Ω\Omega is simply connected, let γ\gamma be a curve in Ω\Omega, then ind⁡γ(z)=0\operatorname{ind}_{\gamma}(z)=0 for all zz in the unbounded component of C‾∖Ω\overline{\mathbb{C}}\setminus \Omega. This contains all of C∖Ω\mathbb{C}\setminus \Omega.

Conversely, assume Ω\Omega is not simply connected, then ∃K∪L=C‾∖Ω\exists K\cup L=\overline{\mathbb{C}}\setminus \Omega, where KK and LL are disjoint closed, without loss of generality, assume ∞∈L\infty\in L.

Let H=Ω∪K=C∖LH=\Omega\cup K=\mathbb{C}\setminus L.

HH is open, KK is compact subset of HH, so by Separation Lemma , ∃γ∈H∖K=Ω\exists \gamma\in H\setminus K=\Omega such that K⊂int⁡(γ)K\subset \operatorname{int}(\gamma).

Theorem 10.3 Cauchy’s Theorem for simply connected domain

corollary of Proposition for simply connected domain

Let Ω\Omega be a simply connected domain, let γ\gamma be a closed curve in Ω\Omega. Then ∫γf(z) dz=0\int_{\gamma} f(z) \, dz = 0 for all f∈O(Ω)f\in O(\Omega).

Proof:

Know that is true if ind⁡γ(z)=0\operatorname{ind}_{\gamma}(z)=0 for all z∈C∖Ωz\in \mathbb{C}\setminus \Omega.

By Proposition, Ω\Omega is simply connected   ⟺  \iff every closed curve in Ω\Omega has winding number 00 about every point in C∖Ω\mathbb{C}\setminus \Omega.

So the result is true.

QED

Theorem 10.4-6

The following condition are equivalent:

  1. Ω\Omega is simply connected.
  2. every holomorphic function on Ω\Omega has a primitive gg, i.e. g′(z)=f(z)g'(z)=f(z) for all z∈Ωz\in \Omega.
  3. every non-vanishing holomorphic function on Ω\Omega has a holomorphic logarithm.
  4. every harmonic function on Ω\Omega has a harmonic conjugate.

Proof:

(1)  ⟺  (2)(1)\iff (2):

First we show (1)  ⟹  (2)(1)\implies (2).

Assume Ω\Omega is simply connected.

Define g(z)=∫z0zf(w) dwg(z)=\int_{z_0}^{z} f(w) \, dw for z0∈Ωz_0\in \Omega fixed. Then by Cauchy’s Theorem, this definition does not depend on the path.

g(z+h)−g(z)h=1h[∫zz+hf(w) dw]\frac{g(z+h)-g(z)}{h}=\frac{1}{h}\left[\int_{z}^{z+h} f(w) \, dw\right]

1h[∫zz+hf(w) dw]→f(z)\frac{1}{h}\left[\int_{z}^{z+h} f(w) \, dw\right]\to f(z) as h→0h\to 0.

So on [z,z+h]⊂Ω[z,z+h]\subset \Omega, if ∣f(w)−f(z)∣<ϵ|f(w)-f(z)|<\epsilon, then ∣g(z+h)−g(z)h−hf(z)∣<hϵ|\frac{g(z+h)-g(z)}{h}-hf(z)|<h\epsilon.

To show (2)  ⟹  (1)(2)\implies (1), we prove ¬(1)  ⟹  ¬(2)\neg (1)\implies \neg (2).

(1)  ⟺  (3)(1)\iff (3):

If Ω\Omega is not simply connected, there is some closed curve γ\gamma and some z0i̸nΩz_0\not in \Omega such that ind⁡γ(z0)≠0\operatorname{ind}_{\gamma}(z_0)\neq 0.

SO ∫γ1z−z0 dz≠0\int_{\gamma} \frac{1}{z-z_0} \, dz\neq 0.

So 1z−z0\frac{1}{z-z_0} does not have a primitive on Ω\Omega. 1z−z0\frac{1}{z-z_0} have no logarithm on Ω\Omega.

This shows (3)  ⟹  (1)(3)\implies (1).

Suppose Ω\Omega is simply connected.f∈O(Ω)f\in O(\Omega) and ff is non-vanishing. We want to show that ff has a logarithm on Ω\Omega.

Let z0∈Ωz_0\in \Omega be fixed. And a∈log⁡f(z0)a\in \log f(z_0).

f′(z)f(z)=g′\frac{f'(z)}{f(z)}=g' Since g∈O(Ω)g\in O(\Omega), wecanassumewe can assume g(z_0)=a$.

g(z)=a+∫z0zg′(w) dwg(z)=a+\int_{z_0}^{z} g'(w) \, dw

So

(fe−g)′=f′eg+fegg′=f(eg)′=0(fe^{-g})'=f'e^g+fe^g g'=f(e^g)'=0

So fe−g=cfe^{-g}=c for some c∈Cc\in \mathbb{C}.

So f=cegf=ce^g

QED

Continue on Residue Theorem on Thursday.

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