A First Course in Complex Analysis · Problem 7.5.32

Taylor and Laurent Series — Beck, Marchesi, Pixton & Sabalka

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · ratio-test-radius-of-convergence

Problem

Prove that, if lim⁡k→∞∣ck+1ck∣\lim_{k\to\infty} \left|\frac{c_{k+1}}{c_k}\right| exists then the radius of convergence of ∑k≥0ck(z−z0)k\sum_{k\geq 0} c_k(z-z_0)^k equals R={∞if lim⁡k→∞∣ck+1ck∣=0,lim⁡k→∞∣ckck+1∣otherwise.R = \begin{cases} \infty & \text{if } \lim_{k\to\infty} \left|\frac{c_{k+1}}{c_k}\right| = 0, \\ \lim_{k\to\infty} \left|\frac{c_k}{c_{k+1}}\right| & \text{otherwise.} \end{cases}

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