Contour integral, taylor and residue theory question

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving contour integrals, Taylor series, and residue theory, specifically focusing on the expansion of functions like cosine and their application in finding residues.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Mathematical reasoning, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants discuss the use of Taylor series expansions for cosine and the function 1/z, with an emphasis on converting these into Laurent series to identify residues. There are questions regarding the correctness of initial approaches and the relevance of certain series expansions.

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Some participants are exploring different methods to express the functions in a suitable form for integration, while others are confirming the validity of the approaches taken. Guidance has been offered regarding the simplification of the problem by using known series expansions.

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There is mention of the difficulty in determining the order of poles and the need to express functions in Laurent series form, indicating potential constraints in the problem setup.

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I can't seem to get far. It makes use of the Exponentional Taylor Series:

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taylor series expansions for cos and 1/z i assume - and stick it into the residual theorem, but i need to get it into the laurent series form first so that i can find out b1. I think it's like pole order 4 or 5 so it's going to be a pain
 
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my attempt at a solution
is this on the right track?
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It has been a while but it does look correct to me. You can do it a little bit easier though if you know the series expansion of the cosine.

[tex] z^5 \cos(\frac{1}{z})=z^5 \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} (-1)^k \frac{\left(\frac{1}{z}\right)^{2k}}{(2k)!}=...+\frac{-1}{6!z}+...[/tex]
 
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Why is the Taylor's series for ez a "relevant" equation? Use the Taylor's series for cos(z), replace z by 1/z so that you get a power series in negative powers of z (a "Laurent series") and then multiply by [itex]z^5[/itex] so you have a power series with highest power z5 and decreasing. It should be easy to see that, integrating term by term, every term gives 0 except the z-1 term.
 

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