How to Find an Analytic Function Given Specific Conditions?

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The discussion centers on finding an analytic function f defined in the open unit disk, continuous on the closed unit disk, with specific conditions: |f(z)|=1 for |z|=1, simple zeros at 0, and f'(0)=-1/2. The Cauchy integral formula for f' was attempted but did not yield results. The conversation highlights the use of harmonic functions and the relationships between the real and imaginary parts of f, leading to a system of partial differential equations that need to be solved to determine f.

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So let f be analytic in the open unit disk and continuous on the closed unit disk. Also, |f(z)|=1 for |z|=1, all zeros are simple zeros at 0, and f'(0)=-1/2.

I need to find f.

I've tried using the cauchy integral formula for f' but that's not getting me anywhere. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
 
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Perhaps you could use the fact that the real an imaginary parts of a complex differentiable function are harmonic, i.e.
[tex]\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2} = \frac{\partial^2 v}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2 v}{\partial y^2}= 0[/tex]
in the disc.

Also on the boundary
[tex]|f|=1=|f|^2=u^2+v^2=1[/tex]

And for the derivative you have
[tex]f'(0)=\frac{\partial u}{\partial x} + i \frac{\partial v}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial v}{\partial y} - i \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

This gives
[tex]\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial v}{\partial y}=-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{\partial v}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=0[/tex]
At the origin.

But is this enough to solve the partial differential equation?
 

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