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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2004 Paper 2 3 c ii Solution by
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Choose the argument interval , which makes the logarithm real on the positive real axis and puts its cut on the positive imaginary axis. Parametrize . The constant term contributes , leavingEquivalently the cut-crossing point is , so the circle integral of a logarithm with a radial branch cut is . The different cut changes where the discontinuity lies on the circle; it is not merely an additive constant change of branch along the entire contour.
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