I don't understand this estimation lemma example

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I don't understand this estimation lemma example :(

We are given the 'curve',

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And part of the example is showing that the contour integral over the top semicircle [itex]C_R[/itex] tends to zero.

Apparently we use the estimation lemma and the fact that, [itex]|z^2 +1| \geq |z|^2 - 1[/itex] to show,

[itex]\left| \int_{C_R} \frac{e^{iz}}{z^2 + 1} dz \right| \leq \int_0^\pi \frac{e^{-Rsin(t)}}{R^2 - 1} dt \leq \frac{2\pi R}{R^2 - 1} \to 0[/itex] as [itex]R \to \infty[/itex]

However I don't understand the part where [itex]e^{iz}[/itex] 'goes to' [itex]e^{-Rsin(t)}[/itex], is this some sort of parameterisation on the curve [itex]C_R[/itex]?

Help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
 
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micromass said:
Note that

[itex]|e^{a+bi}|=|e^a||e^{bi}|=e^a[/itex]

Now write out

[tex]e^{iz}=e^{iR(\cos(t)+i\sin(t))}[/tex]

Ah thank you that makes sense, but then for the next '[itex]\leq[/itex]' step surely as the arclength of [itex]C_R[/itex] is [itex]\pi R[/itex] and as [itex]e^{-Rsin(t)}[/itex] is always less than 1 for [itex]t \in [0,\pi][/itex], then by the estimation lemma it should be [itex]\frac{\pi R}{R^2 - 1}[/itex] instead of [itex]\frac{2\pi R}{R^2 - 1}[/itex]?