Paper 3, Section I, A

Further Complex Methods
Part II, 2019

The equation

zw+w=0z w^{\prime \prime}+w=0

has solutions of the form

w(z)=γeztf(t)dtw(z)=\int_{\gamma} e^{z t} f(t) d t

for suitably chosen contours γ\gamma and some suitable function f(t)f(t).

(a) Find f(t)f(t) and determine the required condition on γ\gamma, which you should express in terms of zz and tt.

(b) Use the result of part (a) to specify a possible contour with the help of a clearly labelled diagram.