Definite Integrals #4 : It's going above integrals!

Calculus Level 5

Find the value of

0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ \large \left|\int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta\right|

Assumptions: Take z 0 = 2 + 3 i z_0 = 2+3i , r = 4 r = 4 , j = 5 j = 5 .


The answer is 7657.169218.

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1 solution

Kishore S. Shenoy
Oct 31, 2015

Method 1

Cauchy Integral Formula states that, γ f ( ζ + z c o n s t ) ζ z d ζ = 2 π i f ( z + z c o n s t ) \oint_\gamma\dfrac{f(\zeta+z_{const})}{\zeta-z} d\zeta = 2\pi i\cdot f(z+z_{const})

Also using, γ F ( z ) d z = a b F ( γ ( t ) ) d γ d t ( t ) d t \oint_\gamma F(z)~dz = \int_a^b F(\gamma(t))\cdot \dfrac{d\gamma}{dt}(t)~dt

Taking γ \gamma as the equation of a circle with radius r r and centre z z , also using ζ = r e i θ \zeta = re^{i\theta} , we get, I = 0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ , Taking f ( z ) = z j = 2 i γ f ( ζ + z 0 ) ζ d ζ = 2 i × 2 π i f ( z 0 + 0 ) = 4 π f ( z 0 ) = 4 π z 0 j \begin{aligned}I &= \int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta,~~\color{#3D99F6}{\text{Taking }f(z) = z^j}\\ &=\dfrac2i\oint_\gamma\dfrac{f(\zeta+z_0)}{\zeta} d\zeta\\&=\dfrac2i\times 2\pi i\cdot f(z_0+0)\\&=4\pi f(z_0)=4\pi z_0^j\end{aligned}

0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ = 4 π z 0 j \Huge \therefore \int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta =\boxed{4\pi z_0^j}

Method 2

Using Binomial Expansion I = 0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ = 0 4 π ( z 0 j + ( j 1 ) z 0 j 1 e i θ + ( j 2 ) z 0 j 2 e 2 i θ + ) d θ \begin{aligned}I &= \int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta \\&=\int_0^{4\pi}\left(z_0^j + \binom j1z_0^{j-1}e^{i\theta} + \binom j2z_0^{j-2}e^{2i\theta} +\cdots\right)d\theta\end{aligned}

Now, take a general term 0 4 π c e n i θ d θ = c e i n θ i n 0 4 π = 0 \int_0^{4\pi}ce^{ni\theta}d\theta = \left.\dfrac{ce^{in\theta}}{in}\right|_0^{4\pi} = 0 when n 0 n\ne0 . So, I = 0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ = 0 4 π ( z 0 j + ( j 1 ) z 0 j 1 e i θ + ( j 2 ) z 0 j 2 e 2 i θ + ) d θ = 0 4 π z 0 j d θ = 4 π z 0 j \begin{aligned}I &= \int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta \\&=\int_0^{4\pi}\left(z_0^j + \binom j1z_0^{j-1}e^{i\theta} + \binom j2z_0^{j-2}e^{2i\theta} +\cdots\right)d\theta\\&=\int_0^{4\pi}z_0^j\;d\theta\\&=4\pi z_0^j\end{aligned}

0 4 π ( z 0 + r e i θ ) j d θ = 4 π z 0 j \Huge \therefore \int_0^{4\pi} \left(z_0 + re^{i\theta}\right)^jd\theta =\boxed{4\pi z_0^j}

Moderator note:

Cauchy's Integral formula makes this problem trivial, but there is a lot of machinery behind it. Of course, you should check that the function f f satisfies the conditions of the theorem, namely that f f is a holomorphic function. In particular, is the statement true for j < 0 j < 0 ?

Well done @Kishore S Shenoy !!!!

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Thank you @Abhineet Nayyar bro!

Kishore S. Shenoy - 5 years, 7 months ago

@Calvin Lin sir, if j < 0 j<0 , z j = 1 z j = z ˉ j ( z z ˉ ) j z^j=\dfrac 1{z^{-j}} =\dfrac{ {\bar z}^{|j|}} {\left(|z||\bar z|\right) ^{|j|}} But then f z ˉ 0 \dfrac{\partial f} {\partial \bar z} \ne 0 Thus making it a holomorphic function.

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