DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
IIT MADRAS
MA2010 Complex Variables
Aug-Nov 2017
Assignment – 1
1. Show that √2|𝑧𝑧| ≥ |Re(𝑧𝑧)| + |Im(𝑧𝑧)|, 𝑧𝑧 ∈ ℂ.
2. Find the values of √𝑎𝑎 + 𝑖𝑖, 𝑎𝑎 ∈ ℝ.
3. Write the function 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 − 2𝑦𝑦 + 𝑖𝑖(2𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥) as a function of a complex variable 𝑧𝑧 =
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖. Show that it is not an analytic function.
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4. Write the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 𝑧𝑧 2 + in polar co-ordinate form 𝑢𝑢(𝑟𝑟, 𝜃𝜃) + 𝑖𝑖 𝑣𝑣(𝑟𝑟, 𝜃𝜃).
𝑧𝑧 2
𝜋𝜋
5. Sketch the regions onto which the sector 𝑟𝑟 ≤ 2, 0 ≤ 𝜃𝜃 ≤ is mapped by the
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transformations 𝑤𝑤 = 𝑧𝑧 2 , 𝑤𝑤 = 𝑧𝑧 3 and 𝑤𝑤 = 𝑧𝑧 4 .
6. Use definition of limit to show that lim 𝑧𝑧 2 = 𝑧𝑧02 and lim𝑧𝑧→1−𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑖𝑖(2𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦) = 1 + 𝑖𝑖.
𝑧𝑧→𝑧𝑧0
𝑧𝑧 2 1
7. Use definition of limit to show that lim 4 (𝑧𝑧−1)2 = 4 and lim (𝑧𝑧 2 + 1) = ∞.
𝑧𝑧→∞ 𝑧𝑧→∞ 𝑧𝑧−1
8. Show that the derivative for the functions Re(𝑧𝑧), Im(𝑧𝑧), 𝑧𝑧̅ does not exist from the definition.
9. Find the C-R equations in polar form.
10. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) is analytic in a domain D and it is real-valued or |𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧)| is a constant, then show that
𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) is a constant.
11. Check for analyticity of the functions 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖, 2𝑥𝑥𝑦𝑦 + 𝑖𝑖(𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 ), 𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑦 𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 .
𝑖𝑖
12. Show that 𝑓𝑓 ′ (𝑧𝑧0 ) = 𝑢𝑢𝑥𝑥 + 𝑖𝑖𝑣𝑣𝑥𝑥 = 𝑒𝑒 −𝑖𝑖 𝜃𝜃 (𝑢𝑢𝑟𝑟 + 𝑖𝑖𝑣𝑣𝑟𝑟 ) = − (𝑢𝑢𝜃𝜃 + 𝑖𝑖𝑣𝑣𝜃𝜃 ), when 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) is analytic at
𝑧𝑧0
𝑧𝑧0 .
13. Show that there are no analytical functions 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 𝑢𝑢 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 with 𝑢𝑢 = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 .
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14. Show that the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 𝑧𝑧̅𝑒𝑒 −|𝑧𝑧| is not analytic by verifying the C-R equations in
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
complex form, that is = 0.
𝑑𝑑 𝑧𝑧̅
15. If 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦) is a real-valued function on the plane and 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 2𝑔𝑔3 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 is analytical function,
then show that 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦) is a constant.
𝜋𝜋
1 2 2
16. Evaluate the integrals ∫0 (1 + 𝑖𝑖𝑡𝑡 2 )𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑, ∫1 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿(1 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 and ∫−𝜋𝜋
4 𝑡𝑡 𝑒𝑒 −𝑖𝑖𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 .
17. Let 𝛾𝛾 be the curve defined by 𝑧𝑧(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑖𝑖𝑡𝑡 2 , 0 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 2𝜋𝜋. Then evaluate ∫𝛾𝛾 |𝑧𝑧|2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 .
18. Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 𝑦𝑦 − 𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑖𝑖𝑥𝑥 2 and 𝛾𝛾 be the line segment from 𝑧𝑧 = 0 to 𝑧𝑧 = 1 + 𝑖𝑖. Then evaluate
∫𝛾𝛾 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧)𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑.
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝜋𝜋
19. Without evaluating the integral, show that �∫𝛾𝛾 � ≤ , where 𝛾𝛾 be the arc of the circle
𝑧𝑧 2 −1 3
|𝑧𝑧| = 2 from 𝑧𝑧 = 2 to 𝑧𝑧 = 2𝑖𝑖.
20. Let 𝛾𝛾𝑅𝑅 be the circle |𝑧𝑧| = 𝑅𝑅 described in the clockwise direction, where 𝑅𝑅 > 0. Then, show
Log 𝑧𝑧 2𝜋𝜋
that �∫𝛾𝛾 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑� ≤ (𝜋𝜋 + Log 𝑅𝑅).
𝑅𝑅 𝑧𝑧 2 𝑅𝑅