COMPLEX VARIABLES: HOMEWORK 8

Recall that we defined the following two functions:

Z
(z) =
tz1 et dt Re(z) > 0
0

1

z

Q
zez n=1 1 + nz e n
We have not yet proved that these two are the same. In the following problems, we are only
concerned with 1 (z).
1 (z) =

(1) In Lecture 16, page 5, the value of 01 (1) is computed (it is ). What is the value of 01 (n)
where n = 2, 3, 4, .
(2) Find the residue Resz=n (1 (z)) where n = 0, 1, 2, 3, .
(n 1)!
.nz where nz = ez ln(n) .
n z(z + 1) (z + n 1)

(3) Prove that 1 (z) = lim

(4) Let (z) =

01 (z)
. Prove that
1 (z)
(z + 1) = (z) +

1
z

Use this to solve the following difference equation:

1
f (z + 1) = f (z) + 2
z 3z + 2
(5) Let (z) be as in the previous problem. Prove that
(z) (1 z) = cot(z)

z an
(6) Let A(z) =
, where a1 , b1 , a2 , b2 , , aN , bN are complex numbers. Find a
z bn
n=1
solution of F (z + 1) = A(z)F (z). Where are its zeroes and poles?
N
Y