Calculating the residue of a complex function

In summary, the residue of a complex function is a value used to determine the value of a complex integral and provide information about the behavior of the function. It is calculated using the Cauchy residue theorem and can only be calculated for functions with isolated singularities. It can be negative depending on the direction of the contour integral, and it plays a crucial role in evaluating complex integrals using the Cauchy integral formula.
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Homework Statement
Calculate the residue of the following function at its singularities: ##f(z)=\frac{e^{i\omega z}\lambda z}{(z^2+\lambda^2)^2}##
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The singularities occur at ##z = \pm i\lambda##. As ##\frac{d}{dz}(z^2+\lambda^2)^2|_{z=\pm i\lambda}=0##, these singularities aren't first order and the residues cannot be calculated with differentiating the denominator and evaluating it at the singularities. What is the general method to determine the Laurent series?
 
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Wikipedia has your example, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residuensatz, but I'm too lazy to translate and adapt it to your exact situation. I suggest to use the translation functionality in chrome. It worked quite well here:
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1. What is the residue of a complex function?

The residue of a complex function is the coefficient of the term with a negative power in the Laurent series expansion of the function. It is a measure of the singularity of the function at a particular point in the complex plane.

2. How do you calculate the residue of a complex function?

To calculate the residue of a complex function at a point, you can use the formula Res(f,z0) = limz→z0 (z-z0)f(z), where z0 is the point of interest. This formula can also be written as Res(f,z0) = a-1, where a-1 is the coefficient of the term with a negative power in the Laurent series of the function.

3. What is the significance of calculating the residue of a complex function?

The residue of a complex function plays an important role in complex analysis and has many applications in physics and engineering. It helps in evaluating complex integrals, determining the poles and essential singularities of a function, and solving differential equations. It also provides information about the behavior of the function near a singularity.

4. Can the residue of a complex function be negative?

Yes, the residue of a complex function can be negative. This occurs when the function has a pole of order greater than one at the point of interest. In this case, the residue is equal to the negative of the coefficient of the term with the highest negative power in the Laurent series expansion.

5. Is there a shortcut or trick to calculate the residue of a complex function?

There are some techniques that can be used to simplify the calculation of the residue of a complex function. For example, if the function has a simple pole at the point of interest, the residue can be calculated by evaluating the limit of the function at that point. Additionally, if the function is meromorphic (analytic except for isolated singularities) in a region, the residue can be calculated by summing the residues at all the poles within that region.

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