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Past exam of the algebra, analysis and differential equations II course of the University of Oxford 2009 Analysis 4 Solution by
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Laurent's theorem states that a holomorphic function on has a unique expansion , converging absolutely there and uniformly on compact subannuli, withHere has a simple zero at zero and no other zero in . Hence has only a simple pole there, giving the stated series with no powers below . Multiplying by and comparing the constant, linear and quadratic coefficients yields
Use the coefficient integrals on the two circles. The annular region between them contains exactly the simple poles , and the residue of at each is . Apply the residue theorem to between the circles:For lower indices, set because the inner Laurent series has no such terms; the same contour argument then still applies. Since is odd, its even-index coefficients vanish. A complete explicit list for the requested range isThe subtraction accounts for the two poles crossed; using the inner coefficients unchanged outside their annulus would miss precisely these terms.
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