Paper 3, Section I, F

Topics in Analysis
Part II, 2010

Let A={zC:1/2z2}A=\{z \in \mathbb{C}: 1 / 2 \leqslant|z| \leqslant 2\} and suppose that ff is complex analytic on an open subset containing AA.

(i) Give an example, with justification, to show that there need not exist a sequence of complex polynomials converging to ff uniformly on AA.

(ii) Let RCR \subset \mathbb{C} be the positive real axis and B=A\RB=A \backslash R. Prove that there exists a sequence of complex polynomials p1,p2,p3,p_{1}, p_{2}, p_{3}, \ldots such that pjfp_{j} \rightarrow f uniformly on each compact subset of BB.

(iii) Let p1,p2,p3,p_{1}, p_{2}, p_{3}, \ldots be the sequence of polynomials in (ii). If this sequence converges uniformly on AA, show that Cf(z)dz=0\int_{C} f(z) d z=0, where C={zC:z=1}C=\{z \in \mathbb{C}:|z|=1\}.