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Use $z=e^{i\theta }$, so $\sin \theta =(z-z^{-1})/(2i)$ and $d\theta =dz/(iz)$. The unit circle is traversed anticlockwise, and the integral becomesOnly the simple pole $z=i/3$ lies inside the contour. Its residue isHence the residue theorem gives

Close the real segment $[-R,R]$ by an anticlockwise semicircle in the upper half-plane. For $F(z)=1/[(z^2+1)(z^2+4)]$, the contour integral over the arc is $O(R^{-3})$: its length is $\pi R$, whereas $|z^2+1|\ge R^2-1$ and $|z^2+4|\ge R^2-4$. The enclosed simple poles are $i$ and $2i$, with residuesLetting $R\to \infty$ in the residue theorem yields

For $|z|<1$, multiply the absolutely convergent Taylor series of the sine by the geometric series:The product is odd, so all even coefficients vanish. Collecting the coefficient of $z^{2m+1}$ givesFor example, the first terms are $z+5z^3/6+101z^5/120+\cdots$. The denominator vanishes at $z=\pm 1$, and the numerator is nonzero there, so these are genuine simple poles. Therefore $\boxed{R=1}$ is the radius of convergence.

If $z_0\ne 0$, factor out $z_0$ and use the geometric series:ThusThe radius of convergence is the distance to the nearest singularity, the simple pole at $z=-z_0$. The case $z_0=0$ must be treated separately: the function is $1/z$, has no Taylor series about zero and is already its own Laurent series on $0<|z|<\infty$.

Put $s=1/n$, so $0<s<1$. For the complex exponentiation $z^s$, choose $-\pi /2<\arg z<3\pi /2$: the branch cut is the negative imaginary axis. Integrate $z^s/(a^2+z^2)$ around the upper half-plane semicircle, with a small semicircular indentation excluding the origin. The only enclosed simple pole is $z=ia$, with residueThe large arc is $O(R^{s-1})$ and the small arc is $O({ϵ}^{s+1})$, so both vanish. On the negative real segment, $z^s=e^{i\pi s}|z{|}^s$; accounting for the direction of traversal, the two real segments therefore sum to $(1+e^{i\pi s})I$, where $I$ is the desired positive-axis integral. The residue theorem givesSince $1+e^{i\pi s}=2e^{i\pi s/2}\cos (\pi s/2)$,The endpoint estimates also prove convergence. More generally the same calculation is the fractional-power integral from an upper-half-plane contour, valid for $-1<s<1$.

Set $z=e^{i\theta }$. Then $d\theta =dz/(iz)$ and $\tan \theta =(z^2-1)/[i(z^2+1)]$, so the requested integral isThe denominator factors asFor $0<a<1$, its two inner roots are $z=\pm r$, $r=\sqrt{(1-a)/(1+a)}<1$, and the other two roots have modulus $1/r>1$. There is also a simple pole at zero. Their residues areThe latter values follow by differentiating the quadratic product, or from the supplied hint. The sum of the enclosed residues isThe residue theorem therefore givesAt the angles where the tangent is undefined, the original reciprocal has a removable zero limit. Its continuous extension gives the same integral; the transformed rational integrand has no pole on the unit circle.

At every $z=n\pi$, the inner function has a simple pole, with $\cot z=1/(z-n\pi )+h(z)$ for analytic $h$. ThusThe first factor is analytic and nonzero, while the second has infinitely many negative powers in its Laurent series. Therefore, by the exponential of a pole is an essential singularity result,At all other finite points the composition is analytic, so there are no additional finite singularities.

For $z\ne 0$, singularities occur when $1/z=n\pi$, with $n\ne 0$. Each is a simple pole, since the substitution has nonzero derivative there:More explicitly, $1/z-n\pi \sim -(z-z_n)/z_n^2$, so $\cot (1/z)\sim -z_n^2/(z-z_n)$ and its residue is $-1/(n^2{\pi }^2)$.

These poles accumulate at zero. Consequently $\boxed{z=0\text{ is a non-isolated singularity}}$. The removable/pole/essential classification for isolated singularities cannot be applied at that accumulation point; it is not an isolated essential singularity.

Set $w=z-1$. Partial fraction decomposition givesExpand both terms as geometric series:The two bracketed terms are complex conjugates. Using $1\pm i=\sqrt{2}{e}^{\pm i\pi /4}$ produces the required real coefficients:The initial terms are $1-\frac{1}{2}{w}^2+\frac{1}{2}{w}^3-\frac{1}{4}{w}^4+\cdots$. The nearest singularities are the simple poles $z=\pm i$, both at distance $\sqrt{2}$ from the center. Hence the Taylor series has

The denominator vanishes at $z=\pm i\sqrt{2}$, giving two simple poles. Their distances from the center are both $|1\mp i\sqrt{2}|=\sqrt{3}$. There are no nearer singularities, so the Taylor series has radius of convergence

The Fourier transform of a derivative gives $(-{\omega }^2-1)\tilde{y}=-\tilde{f}$. For $\lambda =1$,This selects the solution decaying at both time infinities. Indeed, the inverse transform of $1/(1+{\omega }^2)$ is the one-dimensional modified Helmholtz Green function $K(t)=e^{-|t|}/2$, and the convolution theorem gives $y=K\ast f$. The printed equation has homogeneous solutions $e^t,e^{-t}$, so these two decay conditions matter; no causal initial-value condition was specified.

For $t<0$, evaluate Fourier inversion by closing the contour in the lower half-plane, where $e^{i\omega t}$ decays. The contour is clockwise. The enclosed simple poles and residues of $\tilde{y}$ areThus inversion equals $-i$ times the sum of the residues of $e^{i\omega t}\tilde{y}$, givingAs a check, applying $d^2/d{t}^2-1$ gives $-e^t\cos 2t$. The convolution also gives $y(t)=e^{-t}[\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{5}\cos t+\frac{2}{5}\sin t]$ for $t\ge 0$; the two pieces have matching values $13/40$ and matching first derivatives $3/40$ at zero.

A simple pole at $z_0$ means that $f$ is holomorphic in a punctured neighbourhood and $(z-z_0)f(z)$ extends holomorphically to a nonzero value at $z_0$. Equivalently its Laurent series begins with $a_{-1}/(z-z_0)$ and has no higher negative powers. The residue isIn particular, if $f=g/h$ with $g(z_0)\ne 0$, $h(z_0)=0$ and $h^{\prime }(z_0)\ne 0$, this becomes $\mathrm{Res}(f,z_0)=g(z_0)/h^{\prime }(z_0)$. The associated residue theorem isfor a positively oriented simple contour with no poles on it.

The exponential numerator is entire and never zero. The denominator vanishes precisely when $e^{2z}=-1$, givingAt these points $\sinh z_n=i(-1{)}^n\ne 0$, so every zero of the denominator is simple and hence every singularity is a simple pole. Using the residue formula in (b),

Use the counterclockwise rectangular contour with vertices $-R,R,R+i\pi ,-R+i\pi$. It encloses just the simple pole $i\pi /2$, whose residue is $e^{k\pi /2}/i$. Let $I_R={\int }_{-R}^R{e}^{-ikx}/\cosh xdx$. The identitymakes the top edge, traversed right to left, contribute $e^{k\pi }{I}_R$. On either vertical edge,Thus the sum of the vertical integrals tends to zero, with absolute value at most $2\pi e^{|k|\pi }/\sinh R$. The residue theorem and $R\to \infty$ now giveThe argument works for every fixed real $k$, including zero and negative values, and gives the Fourier transform of the hyperbolic secant with the convention $\tilde{f}(k)=\int e^{-ikx}f(x)dx$.

A real simple pole is not locally integrable in the ordinary improper sense. Its symmetric Cauchy principal value defines a tempered distribution. For the $e^{-ikx}$ transform convention, contour indentation or sine integration gives the displayed nondecaying oscillatory contribution. Upper and lower boundary-value prescriptions instead change it by $\mp i\pi \delta (x-a)$ before transforming. A pole prescription must therefore be stated before claiming a Fourier asymptotic expansion.

The residue of a function $f$ at an isolated singularity $a$ is its Laurent coefficient of degree $-1$. More explicitly, if $f$ is holomorphic for $0<|z-a|<\rho$, write its Laurent series asThis one Laurent coefficient determines the contour integral around a sufficiently small counterclockwise circle about $a$. A complicated local Laurent series can therefore leave a remarkably simple answer after one complete trip around the point.

For a simple pole, multiplying by $z-a$ removes the pole, leaving a holomorphic extension whose value at $a$ is the residue:There is a useful shortcut for a quotient $f=g/h$. If $g$ and $h$ are holomorphic near $a$, $h$ has a simple zero there, and $g(a)\ne 0$, then $f$ has a simple pole andThe first-order Taylor series of $h$ explains the denominator: dividing $h(z)$ by $z-a$ leaves its derivative at $a$ in the limit. This computes a residue without finding the full Laurent series, which is especially useful when the numerator or denominator is complicated. ^[ref]

For example, the rational function $f(z)=1/(z^2+1)$ has simple poles at $i$ and $-i$. Factoring the denominator makes both residues immediately visible:The signs matter: these residues cancel when both poles are enclosed, but either one contributes when enclosed alone. The residue theorem below turns this distinction into different contour integrals of the same function.

A residue is not the same thing as a pole, nor does it measure the order of a pole. The function $1/z^2$ has a double pole at zero but residue zero. Conversely,has an essential singularity at zero and residue one. Infinitely many negative powers cause no difficulty in reading off that particular Laurent coefficient. At a removable singularity the residue is zero. ^[ref]

Why does only this Laurent coefficient survive? Parametrize a counterclockwise circle by $z=a+r{e}^{it}$, $0\le t\le 2\pi$, with $0<r<\rho$. For every integer $n$,When $n\ne -1$, the complex exponential completes a whole number of turns and its contributions cancel; when $n=-1$, it is constant. Uniform convergence of the Laurent series on this circle justifies termwise integration, giving $\oint f(z)dz=2\pi i\mathrm{Res}(f,a)$. Thus the residue isolates exactly the local information that a closed contour integral detects. ^[ref]

This selection rule explains why a very large value near an isolated singularity need not produce a large contour integral. The double pole $1/z^2$ grows faster near zero than $1/z$, yet its contributions around a circle cancel completely. What matters is the arrangement of complex values along the path, including the differential $dz$, rather than their moduli alone. A residue records that surviving contribution, not the size of the function near the point.

Let $\Gamma$ be a piecewise smooth contour forming a simple closed curve, positively oriented: travel counterclockwise, with the interior on the left. Suppose $f$ is holomorphic on an open set containing $\Gamma$ and its interior, except at finitely many isolated singularities $a_1,\dots ,a_m$ strictly inside. ThenNo isolated singularity may lie on $\Gamma$: the ordinary contour integral must be defined there. Reversing the direction of the contour reverses the sign of the answer. The theorem applies to essential singularities as well as poles. ^[ref]

Return to $f(z)=1/(z^2+1)$. A counterclockwise circle $|z|=2$ encloses both simple poles, soYet $f$ is nonzero everywhere it is defined. A zero contour integral does not imply a zero function, or even absence of poles: the enclosed residues can cancel. By contrast, the counterclockwise circle $|z-i|=1/2$ encloses only $i$, givingThe picture compares these two selections. Changing the shape of a contour while keeping the same enclosed poles leaves the contour integral unchanged, provided the contour deformation stays where $f$ is holomorphic.

This is the practical appeal of the residue theorem: local Laurent coefficients determine a global contour integral. For a rational function, a few simple pole computations can replace a long parametrized calculation. It also makes real improper integrals accessible by treating the real line as part of a closed contour in the complex plane.

To compute $I={\int }_{-\infty }^{\infty }dx/(1+x^2)$, take $R>1$ and travel along the real line from $-R$ to $R$, then return along the upper semicircle $A_R$, parametrized by $z=R{e}^{it}$ for $0\le t\le \pi$. This contour is positively oriented and encloses the simple pole $i$ only; $-i$ is outside. HenceThe added arc must be controlled before taking a limit. On $A_R$, the reverse triangle inequality gives $|z^2+1|\ge R^2-1$, and the arc length is $\pi R$. The estimation lemma therefore yieldsThe denominator grows quadratically while the arc length grows only linearly. This quantitative comparison, rather than a sketch alone, explains why closing the contour does not alter the limiting real improper integral. It even supplies an error bound: the difference between $\pi$ and the finite real integral is at most $\pi R/(R^2-1)$.

For a numerical check, $R=10$ gives the finite real integral $2\arctan (10)\approx 2.94226$, leaving about $0.19934$ to reach $\pi$. The arc bound is $10\pi /99\approx 0.31733$, comfortably larger than that error. The graph shows both quantities approaching zero. The exact tail here can be checked with the antiderivative $\arctan x$; the residue theorem method remains useful for improper integrals where a convenient real antiderivative is unavailable.

Finally, both one-sided improper integrals converge absolutely: for $|x|\ge 1$, $0<1/(1+x^2)\le 1/x^2$, whose tails are integrable. Thus the symmetric limit computes the ordinary improper integral, not merely a Cauchy principal value, andClosing below instead would enclose the simple pole $-i$. With the same left-to-right traversal of the real line, that contour is clockwise, so its contour integral is $-2\pi i\mathrm{Res}(f,-i)=\pi$ again. This provides a useful sign check: the opposite residue is accompanied by the opposite direction around the enclosed region.

The same strategy extends to many other rational functions: choose a contour, identify its enclosed isolated singularities, compute their residues, and bound the added pieces. The choice of contour and the bound are as much part of the calculation as the residues. ^[ref]

A nonconstant meromorphic function on a compact Riemann surface with exactly one simple pole gives a degree-one holomorphic map to the sphere. A degree-one map is a biholomorphism. The surface therefore has genus zero and the function is a global rational coordinate.

A trigonometric function defined where $\cos x\ne 0$. It has real simple poles at $(n+1/2)\pi$, and $\tan ((n+1/2)\pi +\delta )=-\cot \delta$. This local pole identity generates the large roots near tangent poles.

In units ${\alpha }^{\prime }=1$, generic fixed $t$ gives simple poles at $s=n-1$, $n\ge 0$, with residue $-{\prod }_{j=2}^{n+1}(t+j)/n!$. The empty product is one. A residue zero removes that pole, and fixed $t$ must be away from its own channel singularities.