| course |
course_year |
question_number |
tags |
title |
year |
Complex Analysis or Complex Methods |
IB |
11 |
IB |
2013 |
Complex Analysis or Complex Methods |
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Paper 2, Section II, 13D Let |
2013 |
$$I=\oint_{C} \frac{e^{i z^{2} / \pi}}{1+e^{-2 z}} d z$$
where $C$ is the rectangle with vertices at $\pm R$ and $\pm R+i \pi$, traversed anti-clockwise.
(i) Show that $I=\frac{\pi(1+i)}{\sqrt{2}}$.
(ii) Assuming that the contribution to $I$ from the vertical sides of the rectangle is negligible in the limit $R \rightarrow \infty$, show that
$$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{i x^{2} / \pi} d x=\frac{\pi(1+i)}{\sqrt{2}}$$
(iii) Justify briefly the assumption that the contribution to $I$ from the vertical sides of the rectangle is negligible in the limit $R \rightarrow \infty$.