Paper 3, Section II, G
State the Residue Theorem precisely.
Let be a star-domain, and let be a closed path in . Suppose that is a holomorphic function on , having no zeros on . Let be the number of zeros of inside , counted with multiplicity (i.e. order of zero and winding number). Show that
[The Residue Theorem may be used without proof.]
Now suppose that is another holomorphic function on , also having no zeros on and with on . Explain why, for any , the expression
is well-defined. By considering the behaviour of the function as varies, deduce Rouché's Theorem.
For each , let be the polynomial . Show that, as tends to infinity, the smallest modulus of the roots of also tends to infinity.
[You may assume any results on convergence of power series, provided that they are stated clearly.]