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[tex]\frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_{\gamma-i\infty}^{\gamma+i\infty}\frac{e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}}{\beta}d\beta=?[/tex]
When [tex]\varepsilon_{F}>\varepsilon_{i} [/tex], the contour is C1 + C2 (see the attached file). Let [tex]\beta\rightarrow \infty[/tex], the integration along C2 vanishes. Then the result is given by the value of [tex]e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}/\beta [/tex] at pole [tex]\beta=0[/tex], which is 1.
The problem is that I don't understand why the contribution from C2 vanishes when [tex]\beta[/tex] approaches infinity. It seems to me that
[tex]\int_{C^2}\frac{e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}}{\beta}d\beta \leq \lim _{\beta\rightarrow \infty}\left|\frac{e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}}{\beta}\right|\lim_{\beta\rightarrow \infty} \left|d\beta\right|_{\gamma-i\infty}^{\gamma+i\infty}=\infty\cdot\infty[/tex]
The above equation doesn't rule out the possibility for the integration to be zero, but it still confuses me.
When [tex]\varepsilon_{F}>\varepsilon_{i} [/tex], the contour is C1 + C2 (see the attached file). Let [tex]\beta\rightarrow \infty[/tex], the integration along C2 vanishes. Then the result is given by the value of [tex]e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}/\beta [/tex] at pole [tex]\beta=0[/tex], which is 1.
The problem is that I don't understand why the contribution from C2 vanishes when [tex]\beta[/tex] approaches infinity. It seems to me that
[tex]\int_{C^2}\frac{e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}}{\beta}d\beta \leq \lim _{\beta\rightarrow \infty}\left|\frac{e^{\beta(\varepsilon_{F}-\varepsilon_i)}}{\beta}\right|\lim_{\beta\rightarrow \infty} \left|d\beta\right|_{\gamma-i\infty}^{\gamma+i\infty}=\infty\cdot\infty[/tex]
The above equation doesn't rule out the possibility for the integration to be zero, but it still confuses me.
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