Complex Analysis (MA 412)

Instructor: Prof. Sourav Pal

Problem set 3

1. Prove that ∞
1 − cos x
Z
π
2
dx = .
0 x 2
2. Show that Z ∞
sin x π
= .
0 x 2
3. Let T be a triangle in C and let f be holomorphic on and inside T except for a point
ω ∈ Int(T ). If f is bounded in a neighborhood of ω which is contained in Int(T ),
prove that Z
f (z)dz = 0.
T

4. Suppose f : D → C is holomorphic. If d is the diameter of the image of f , that is,

d = sup |f (z) − f (w)|,

z,w∈D

prove that 2|f 0 (0)| ≤ d. Also show that the equality holds precisely when f is linear,
that is, f has the form
f (z) = a0 + a1 z.

5. If f is a holomorphic function on the strip −1 < y < 1, x ∈ R with

|f (z)| ≤ A(1 + |z|)η , for some η ∈ R

for all z in the strip, show that for each integer k ≥ 0, there exists Ak ≥ 0 such that

|f (k) (x)| ≤ Ak (1 + |x|)η , for all x ∈ R.

6. Let Ω be a bounded open set in C and let φ : Ω → C be a holomorphic map. If there

exists a point z0 ∈ Ω such that

φ(z0 ) = z0 and φ0 (z0 ) = 1,

prove that φ is linear.

7. Let R0 > 0 and f ∈ H(D(0; R0 )). Prove that for 0 < r < R0 and z ∈ D(0; r),
Z 2π  iφ 
1 iφ re + z
f (z) = f (re )Re dφ.
2π 0 reiφ − z

8. Suppose f is an entire function such that for every z0 ∈ C, at least one coefficient in
the expansion
∞
X
f (z) = cn (z − z0 )n
n=0

is equal to 0. Prove that f is a polynomial.

1
 9. Suppose that f is continuous on C, and
Z
f (z)dz = 0
C

for every circle C in C. Prove that f is holomorphic.

10. Suppose f is a non-vanishing continuous function on D that is holomorphic in D. Prove

that if
|f (z)| = 1 whenever |z| = 1,
then f is a constant function.