Complex Analysis: Entire Function Series

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Homework Statement


I need to prove that \sum_{n=1}^{∞}[1−Cos(n−1z)] is entire.

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I know that I need to show that the series is differentiable for its whole domain, but I am not sure how to do that. Should I try to use the ratio test?
 
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You probably mean 1-cos(z/n). Yes, expand the cos in a power series and try to say something about the convergence of the summed series using the ratio test.
 
Oops, that is what I mean. Thank you very much.
 
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