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Homework Statement
Use the contour integral
[itex]\int_{C}\frac{e^{pz}}{1+e^z}dz[/itex]
to evaluate the real integral[itex]\int^{\infty}_{- \infty}\frac{e^{px}}{1+e^x}dx[/itex]
0<p<1The contour is attached.
It is a closed rectangle in the positive half of the complex plane. It height is 2i∏.
Homework Equations
[itex]\oint f(z)dz = 2 \pi i \sum Res[f(z)] [/itex]
[itex] Res[f(z=z_{0})] = (m-1)! \frac{d^{m-1}}{dz^{m-1}}(z-z_{0})^{m}f(z)|_{z=z_{0}}[/itex]
where m is the degree of the pole.
The Attempt at a Solution
I found that there was a simple pole at z = i∏, so I must use the residue theorem to find the value of the complex integral.
[itex] Res[f(z=i \pi)] = (z-i \pi) \frac{e^{pz}}{1+e^z}|_{z=i \pi}[/itex]
In the past I've had to fiddle with the denominator to get the z-z0 terms to cancel out, but in those cases it involved something nice and simple. I have no idea what to do with this equation.