Singularity and residue theorem

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Start date Jul 23, 2014
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Residue Singularity Theorem

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The discussion focuses on the identification of singularities and the calculation of residues for the function f(z) = e^{-2z}/(z+1)^2. The participant correctly identifies the singularity at z = -1 and computes the residue using the limit method. The residue is confirmed to be -2e^2, validated by Mathematica. This demonstrates the application of residue theorem techniques in complex analysis.

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Jul 23, 2014

MissP.25_5

Hello.
Can someone check if I got the answer right?

Find the singularity and the residue.

##f(z)=\frac{e^{-2z}}{(z+1)^2}##

My solution:

##f(z)=\frac{e^{-2z}}{(z+1)^2}##
$$Resf(z)_{|z=-1|}=\lim_{{z}\to{-1}}\frac{d}{dz}((z+1)^2\frac{e^{-2z}}{(z+1)^2})$$

$$\lim_{{z}\to{-1}}-2e^{-2z}=-2e^{2}$$