NPTEL Syllabus

Complex Analysis - Video course

COURSE OUTLINE Complex Numbers and Algebra, Spherical representation of extended complex plane, Analytic functions, Harmonic functions, Elementary functions, Branches of multiple-valued functions, Mappings of elementary functions, Bilinear transformations, Conformal mappings and Computational aspects. Complex integration, Cauchy's integral theorem, Winding number, Cauchy's integral formula, Theorems of Morera and Liouville, Maximum-Modulus theorem, Power series, Taylors theorem and analytic continuation, Zeros of analytic functions, Hurwitz theorem, Singularities, Laurents theorem, CasoratiWeierstrass theorem, Argument principle, Theorems of Rouche and GaussLucas, Residue theorem and its applications to evaluate real integrals and to compute the inverse Laplace transform, Contour integration of functions with branch points.

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Additional Reading: J. E. Marsden and M. J. Hoffman, Basic Complex Analysis, 3rd edition, W. H. Freeman, 1999.

COURSE DETAIL Lectures Topic/s

R. A. Silvermann, Introductory Complex Analysis, Dover, 1984. L. V. Ahlfors, Complex Analysis, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, 1979. John B. Conway, Functions of One Complex Variable, 2nd edition, Narosa, 1980. Theodore W. Gamelin, Complex Analysis, Springer, 2001. D. Sarason, Notes on Complex Function Theory, Hindustan Book Agency, 1994 (or) D. Sarason, Complex Function Theory, 2nd edition, AMS, 2007. Coordinators: Dr. M. Guru Prem Prasad Department of MathematicsIIT Guwahati

Complex numbers, Algebra in the complex plane, Conjugation, modulus and inequalities.

Polar form, Powers and roots of complex numbers.

Geometry in the complex plane, The extended complex plane and the Riemann sphere.

Topology in C: Interior points, Limit points, Open sets, Closed sets, Connected sets, Compact sets.

Sequences of complex numbers and convergence.

Complex functions, Visualizing complex functions. Limits of functions, Continuity.

(Complex) Differentiation and the Cauchy-Riemann equations.

Analytic functions.

Harmonic functions, Finding Harmonic conjugates.

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Elementary Analytic functions: Exponential function, Trigonometric functions and their mapping properties.

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Complex Logarithm function, Branches of multiple valued functions.

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Complex power/exponent functions, Branches of

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Introducing curves, paths and contours, Statement of Jordan Curve theorem, Orientation of closed curves.

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Line Integrals (contour integral) and its properties. Fundamental theorem of calculus.

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Cauchy-Goursat Theorem for simply connected domain (Proof using Greens theorem)

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Deformation theorem, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem for multiply connected domain.

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Deformation and homotopy, Winding number of closed curve and its properties, Homotopy version of Cauchys Theorem.

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Cauchys integral formula, Cauchys estimate, Liouvilles theorem, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.

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Existence of derivatives of analytic functions, Moreras theorem.

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Open mapping theorem, Maximum-Modulus theorem, MinimumModulus theorem.

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Power series, Power series represents analytic function, Taylors theorem.

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Analytic continuation by power series, Schwarz Reflection principle.

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Zeros of analytic functions, Hurwitz theorem.

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Singularities and its classifications, Behaviour of the function in the neighborhood of singularities.

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Laurents theorem, Finding Laurent Series.

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Casorati-Weierstrass theorem. Statement of Great Picard Theorem.

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Argument Principle and Rouches theorem.

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Gauss-Lucas theorem, Residues at isolated singular points.

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Residue theorem

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Evaluating definite integrals of rational functions involving trigonometric functions by converting into contour integration on the unit circle.

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Evaluating improper integrals of rational functions.

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Jordans lemma, Evaluating improper integrals using Jordans lemma.

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Evaluating integrals of functions with finitely many real poles (Indented contour integration)

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Evaluating integrals involving branches of multiple valued functions (Keyhole contour integration)

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Definition of Laplace transform and inversion. Finding inverse Laplace transform using Residues theorem.

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Bilinear transformations and its properties.

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Conformal mappings and its properties. Statement of Riemann Mapping Theorem.

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Schwarz-Christoffel transformation, Joukowski transformation.

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Harmonic functions, Maximum and Minimum principle. Poisson integral formula.

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Dirichlet problem for a Disk, Dirichlet problem for a Half plane, Neumann problems.

References: 1. J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, Complex Variables and Applications, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, 2003. 2. J. H. Mathews and R. W. Howell, Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineering, 3rd edition, Narosa, 1998. 3. E. B. Saff and A. D. Snider, Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering, Science and Mathematics, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002. 4. T. Needham, Visual Complex Analysis, Oxford, 1997. 5. H. A. Priestley, Introduction to Complex Analysis, 2nd Edition (Indian), Oxford, 2006. 6. S. D. Fisher, Complex Variables, 2nd Edition, Dover, 1999.
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