Phys 203: Mathematical Physics

Chapter 4
Complex Variables
Professor Dr M Mahbubur Rahman
Department of Physics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342
Email: M.Rahman@Juniv.edu 1
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Reference Book
Complex Variables

Schaum’s Outlines Series

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Green’s Theorem in the Plane

Where S is the area enclosed in the closed curve C. This theorem is

valid for simply and multiply connected regions.
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Alternative Statement
Green’s theorem states that a line integral
around the boundary of a plane region R can be
computed as a double integral over R. More
precisely, if R is a ‘nice’ region in the plane and
C is the boundary of R with C oriented so that R
is always on the left-hand side as one goes
around C (this is the positive orientation of C),
then
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Cauchy’s Theorem
Let f(z) be analytic in a region R, and on its boundary C, and is
continuous at each point within and on a closed contour C. Then
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This implies that the line integral between any two points is independent of the path,
as long as the function is analytic in the region enclosed by the paths.

R  a simply - connected region R  a simply - connected region

y y

C2
C
C1

x x

 f  z  dz   f  z  dz  f  z  dz  0
C1 C2 C

 f  z  dz   f  z  dz   f  z  dz
C C1 C2
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Proof of Cauchy’s Theorem

Q. State and prove the Cauchy’s theorem.

Or
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Where S is the area enclosed in the closed curve C.

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Q. Prove the Cauchy-Gourset Theorem for Multiply
Connected Regions (p. 129 Schaum’s Outline)
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Problem # 4-20
p. 131 (Schaum’s Outline)
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Solution
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Home Work (p. 132-133, 138-139)
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