Complex analysis, deceptively tricky problem.

In summary, the set of all z satisfying |z^2-z|<1 can be found by solving the equation |z^2-z|=1. This can be done by first solving the equation z^2-z=w, which results in the multiple valued function z=(w+1/2)^1/2+1/2. This can be further simplified into a sequence of two simple mappings: u=w+1/2 and v=u^1/2. Finally, the mapping from the v plane to the z plane is z=v+1/2. The region in the w-plane depicted by |w|<1 is the interior of the curve formed by the equation |z^2-z|=1.
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1. Let z be a complex variable. Describe the set of all z satisfying |z^2-z|<1.[\b]


I have a `brute force' solution, but it's really messy. Without a graphing utility, it would be nearly impossible to graph.

I just computed |z^2-z| in terms of x and y, and solved |z^2-z|=1 in this setting. The points inside this curve, then, satisfy the inequality.

It seems like I'm missing a more elegant solution, but I can't see it.

I thought I might be onto something when I did a change of variables and put the expression into the form |u^2-1/4|<1, but that didn't seem to help much.
 
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Solve:
[tex]
z^{2} - z = w
[/tex]
w.r.t. [itex]z[/itex]. You get the multiple valued function:
[tex]
z = \frac{1 + (1 + 4 w)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2} = \left(w + \frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2}
[/tex]
This can be expressed as sequence of two simple mappings:
[tex]
u = w + \frac{1}{2}
[/tex]
[tex]
v = u^{\frac{1}{2}}
[/tex]
[tex]
z = v + \frac{1}{2}
[/tex]

  1. What region in the w-plane doese [itex]|w| < 1[/itex] depict?
  2. What is the mapping from the w to the u plane?
  3. What is the mapping from the u plane to the v plane? Don't forget that [itex]z^{1/2}[/itex] is a double valued function.
  4. What is the mapping from the v plane to the z plane?
 

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