2.II.14C

Complex Analysis or Complex Methods | Part IB, 2008

Let f(z)=1/(ez1)f(z)=1 /\left(e^{z}-1\right). Find the first three terms in the Laurent expansion for f(z)f(z) valid for 0<z<2π0<|z|<2 \pi.

Now let nn be a positive integer, and define

f1(z)=1z+r=1n2zz2+4π2r2f2(z)=f(z)f1(z)\begin{aligned} &f_{1}(z)=\frac{1}{z}+\sum_{r=1}^{n} \frac{2 z}{z^{2}+4 \pi^{2} r^{2}} \\ &f_{2}(z)=f(z)-f_{1}(z) \end{aligned}

Show that the singularities of f2f_{2} in {z:z<2(n+1)π}\{z:|z|<2(n+1) \pi\} are all removable. By expanding f1f_{1} as a Laurent series valid for z>2nπ|z|>2 n \pi, and f2f_{2} as a Taylor series valid for z<2(n+1)π|z|<2(n+1) \pi, find the coefficients of zjz^{j} for 1j1-1 \leq j \leq 1 in the Laurent series for ff valid for 2nπ<z<2(n+1)π2 n \pi<|z|<2(n+1) \pi.

By estimating an appropriate integral around the contour z=(2n+1)π|z|=(2 n+1) \pi, show that

r=11r2=π26\sum_{r=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{r^{2}}=\frac{\pi^{2}}{6}

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