Paper 3, Section II, E

Complex Analysis
Part IB, 2009

For each positive real number RR write BR={zC:zR}B_{R}=\{z \in \mathbb{C}:|z| \leqslant R\}. If FF is holomorphic on some open set containing BRB_{R}, we define

J(F,R)=12π02πlogF(Reiθ)dθJ(F, R)=\frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{0}^{2 \pi} \log \left|F\left(R e^{i \theta}\right)\right| d \theta

  1. If F1,F2F_{1}, F_{2} are both holomorphic on some open set containing BRB_{R}, show that J(F1F2,R)=J\left(F_{1} F_{2}, R\right)= J(F1,R)+J(F2,R).J\left(F_{1}, R\right)+J\left(F_{2}, R\right) .

  2. Suppose that F(0)=1F(0)=1 and that FF does not vanish on some open set containing BRB_{R}. By showing that there is a holomorphic branch of logarithm of FF and then considering z1logF(z)z^{-1} \log F(z), prove that J(F,R)=0J(F, R)=0.

  3. Suppose that w<R|w|<R. Prove that the function ψW,R(z)=R(zw)/(R2wˉz)\psi_{W, R}(z)=R(z-w) /\left(R^{2}-\bar{w} z\right) has modulus 1 on z=R|z|=R and hence that it satisfies J(ψW,R,R)=0J\left(\psi_{W, R}, R\right)=0.

Suppose now that F:CCF: \mathbb{C} \rightarrow \mathbb{C} is holomorphic and not identically zero, and let RR be such that no zeros of FF satisfy z=R|z|=R. Briefly explain why there are only finitely many zeros of FF in BRB_{R} and, assuming these are listed with the correct multiplicity, derive a formula for J(F,R)J(F, R) in terms of the zeros, RR, and F(0)F(0).

Suppose that FF has a zero at every lattice point (point with integer coordinates) except for (0,0)(0,0). Show that there is a constant c>0c>0 such that F(zi)>eczi2\left|F\left(z_{i}\right)\right|>e^{c\left|z_{i}\right|^{2}} for a sequence z1,z2,z_{1}, z_{2}, \ldots of complex numbers tending to infinity.