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Master of Science (M.Sc.) Third Semester (CBCS) (Mathematics) Examination
COMPLEX ANALYSIS–I
Compulsory Paper—1
Paper–I
Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 100
N.B. :— (1) Solve one question from each Unit.
(2) Question No. 9 is compulsory.
UNIT–I
1. (a) State and prove Chain Rule for Analytic functions. 10
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(b) For a given power series ∑ a n (z − a ) n , the radius of convergence R is defined as
n=0

1
= lim Sup |an |1 1 n, then show that :
R
(i) If |z – a| < R, the series converges absolutely.
(ii) If |z – a| > R, the terms of the series become unbounded and so the series diverges.
(iii) If 0 < r < R, then the series converges uniformly on {z : |z| ≤ r}. 10
2. (a) Explain, in detail the process of stereographic projection which identifies unit Sphere S in R with
3

extended complex numbers system C∞ . 10

(b) Let G and Ω be open subsets of C. Suppose that f : G → C and g : Ω → C are continuous
functions such that f(G) ⊂ Ω and g (f(z)) = z, for z in G. If g is differentiable and g'(z) ≠ 0, show
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that f is differentiable and f ′ (z ) = .
g' ( f (z ))
Further, if g is analytic, then show that f is analytic. 10
UNIT–II
3. (a) Define the cross ratio (z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 ). If z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 are distinct points in C∞. Then show that
(z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 ) is a real number iff fours points lie on a circle. 10
(b) Let f : G → C be analytic and suppose B (a; r) ⊂ G (r > 0). If γ(t) = (a + reit ), 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π ,
then show that
1 f ( w)
f ( z) =
2π i ∫ w−z
dw for | z − a | ∠ r. 10
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4. (a) Let f be analytic in B(a; R), then show that f ( z) = ∑a n ( z − a ) n for | z − a | < R where
n =0

1 (n )
an = f ( a ) and this series has radius of convergence ≥ R. 10
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(b) Let G be a connected open set and let f : G → C be an analytic function. Then show that the
following are equivalent statements :
(i) f ≡ 0;
(ii) there is a point a in G such that fn (a) = 0 for each n ≥ 0.
(iii) {Z ∈ G : F(z) = 0} has a limit point in G. 10
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UNIT–III
5. (a) State and prove Morera's theorem. 10
(b) Let G be an open subset of the plane and f : G → C an analytic function. If γ 1 , γ2 , ..., γm are
closed rectifiable curves in G such that n(γ1 ; w) + n(γ2 ; w) + ... + n(γm ; w) = 0 for all w in
C – G, then show that for a in G – {γ}
m m
1 f (z )
f (a ) ∑ n (γ K ; a ) = ∑ 2πi ∫ (z − a )
dz . 10
K =1 K =1 γK

6. (a) Show that

∞
x2 π
∫ 1+ x 4
dx =
2
. 10
−∞

(b) State and prove Rouche's theorem. 10

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7. (a) Show that a differential function f on [a, b] is convex iff f' is increasing. 10

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(b) State and prove Hadamard's three circles theorem. 10

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Suppose that f is analytic on G and there is a constant M such that lim sup |f(z)| ≤ M for all
z→ w

w in ∂ G.
If there are positive constants P and b < a such that |f(z) ≤ P exp (|z| 6 ) for all z with |z| sufficiently
large, then show that |f(z)| ≤ M for all z in G. 10
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(b) State and prove Schwarz's lemma. 5

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(c) Let f : D → D be a one-one analytic map of D onto itself and suppose f(a) = 0. Then show that
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there is a complex number c with |c| = 1 such that f = cφ a . 5

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9. (a) Let Σ a n and Σ bn be two absolutely convergent series and put c n = a K b n −K . Then show
K =0

that Σ cn is absolutely convergent with sum (Σan ) (Σbn ). 5

(b) Let f be analytic in the disk B(a; R) and suppose that γ is a closed rectifiable curve in β(a ; R).
Then prove that

∫ f =0
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(c) State and prove the open mapping theorem. 5

(d) Show that a function f : [a, b] → R is convex iff the set
A = {(x, y); a ≤ x ≤ b and f(x) ≤ y}.

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