Using Cauchy's integral theorem, write down the value of a holomorphic function f(z) where ∣z∣<1 in terms of a contour integral around the unit circle, ζ=eiθ.
By considering the point 1/zˉ, or otherwise, show that
f(z)=2π1∫02πf(ζ)∣ζ−z∣21−∣z∣2 dθ
By setting z=reiα, show that for any harmonic function u(r,α),
u(r,α)=2π1∫02πu(1,θ)1−2rcos(α−θ)+r21−r2 dθ
if r<1.
Assuming that the function v(r,α), which is the conjugate harmonic function to u(r,α), can be written as
v(r,α)=v(0)+π1∫02πu(1,θ)1−2rcos(α−θ)+r2rsin(α−θ) dθ
deduce that
f(z)=iv(0)+2π1∫02πu(1,θ)ζ−zζ+z dθ
[You may use the fact that on the unit circle, ζ=1/ζˉ, and hence
ζ−1/zˉζ=−ζˉ−zˉzˉ⋅]