Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications · Problem 6.3.9

Complex Integration — Howell & Matthews

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · contour-integrals-branch

Problem

Parametrize C1+(0)C_1^+(0) with z(t)=cos⁡t+isin⁡tz(t) = \cos t + i\sin t, for −π≤t≤π-\pi \leq t \leq \pi. Use the principal branch of the square root function: z12=r12cos⁡θ2+ir12sin⁡θ2z^{\frac{1}{2}} = r^{\frac{1}{2}}\cos\dfrac{\theta}{2} + ir^{\frac{1}{2}}\sin\dfrac{\theta}{2}, for −π<θ≤π-\pi < \theta \leq \pi, to find ∫C1+(0)z12 dz\displaystyle\int_{C_1^+(0)} z^{\frac{1}{2}}\,dz. Hint: Take limits as t→−πt \to -\pi.

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