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Put , so , and . Rational expressions in these trigonometric functions become rational contour integrands on the unit circle. The method is especially useful when the resulting denominator has a small number of identifiable poles. A pole on the integration circle requires a separately specified principal value or indentation; the residue theorem does not automatically assign an ordinary integral there.

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