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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADRAS

PH5050 Mathematical Methods II Tutorial 3 1 September 2020

1. Consider the function f (z) = 1/(z − 1) + 1/(z − 2). Find the location of
the singularities in the extended complex plane C̃ and the corresponding
residues.
2. Sum the series ∞
X 1
n=1
n2
using contour integration.
π cosec πz
3. Use the function f (z) = 2 in order to sum the series
z + a2
∞
X (−1)n−1
S(a) = .
n=1
n2 + a2

4. Consider the integral

∞
e−iEt
Z
∆(t) = dE
−∞ p2 − E 2
where p ∈ R. Choosing an appropriate contour, evaluate the integral for
two cases: t > 0 and t < 0.
5. Let χ(ω) be an analytic function such that |χ(ω)| → 0 as ω → 0 along any
direction in the upper hald plane. Consider the following function:
χ(ω 0 )
f (ω) =
ω0 − ω
as a function of the complex variable ω 0 . Let ω be a real fixed quantity. By
choosing an appropriate contour in the upper half plane, show that:
Z ∞
i χ(ω 0 )
χ(ω) = − P dω 0 0 ,
π −∞ ω −ω
and hence establish that
∞
Im χ(ω 0 )
Z
1
Re χ(ω) = P ,
π −∞ ω0 − ω
and ∞
Re χ(ω 0 )
Z
1
Im χ(ω) = − P .
π −∞ ω0 − ω