Contour Integration Homework: Find Poles for Integrals

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The discussion focuses on finding poles for specific integrals involving complex functions. One identified pole is at -(\gamma + \gamma_n), but participants question whether additional poles exist. The conversation emphasizes that poles occur where the denominator of the integrals vanishes, leading to a quadratic equation in s. The ordinary residue theorem is suggested as a method for evaluating the integrals, though the complexity of the resulting expressions poses a challenge. Participants seek clarification on the integration technique and the identification of all poles involved.
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Find the poles for the integrals:
<br /> \int_{c}ds e^{st} \frac{1}{(s + \kappa + \frac{g^{2}}{s+\gamma+\gamma_{n}})} <br />

One pole is at -(\gamma+\gamma_{n}).

Is there another one?Also
<br /> \int_{c}ds e^{st} \frac{1}{(s + \kappa + \frac{g^{2}}{s+\gamma+\gamma_{n}})} \frac{1}{s+\gamma+\gamma_{n}}
Similiarly, one pole is at -(\gamma+\gamma_{n}).

Is there another one? I just need to be sure.

Thanks

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Poles are the values of the integration variable s where the denominator vanishes, right? I don't think -(gamma+gamma_n) is a pole. In both cases, it looks to me like you are getting a relatively complicated quadratic in s.
 
Can you tell me what technique of integration I should use to evaluate this integral?

<br /> \noindent\(\frac{e^{s t}}{g^2+(s+\text{yn}+\gamma ) (s+\kappa )}\)<br />
 
The ordinary residue theorem, I think. You can write that as e^(st)/((s-p1)(s-p2)) where p1 and p2 are the poles you get from solving the quadratic equation. It's straightforward in principle, but I don't know a simple way to write the nasty expressions you get from solving the quadratic. Where are you getting these problems??
 
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