Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 ib Paper 1 2D ii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-07
For , the denominator zeroes are . Its derivative is , nonzero at each such point. ThusThese poles accumulate at zero. Consequently zero is a non-isolated singularity, as described by reciprocal cosine with accumulating poles. It is not an isolated essential singularity: no punctured disc about zero is a domain of holomorphy for this reciprocal function. Although itself has an essential singularity at zero, taking its reciprocal introduces this accumulation of poles.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 ib Paper 1 12F c iii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
At every , the function has a simple pole. The exponential of a pole is an essential singularity, soare essential singularities of .
These points accumulate at . Therefore no punctured neighbourhood of zero is a domain of holomorphy for the function: zero is a non-isolated singularity, specifically an accumulation point of essential singularities, rather than an isolated essential singularity. There are no other singularities in .
Reciprocal cosine with accumulating poles 2026-10-07
The function has simple poles at , accumulating at zero. Its origin is therefore a non-isolated singularity, despite the underlying cosine of having an isolated essential singularity.