Cauchy coefficient formula
= Cauchy coefficient formula
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{title2=$[z^n]f(z)=(2\pi i)^{-1}\oint f(z)z^{-n-1}\,dz$}
For a function holomorphic on a disk containing the contour, its Taylor series converges uniformly on the integration circle. Integrating termwise leaves only the term with exponent $-1$, giving the displayed coefficient extraction. The power is $-n-1$, not $-n$; the latter extracts the coefficient at level $n-1$.