Complex Variables 1, Spring 2020, Homework 2

Due on Friday, Sep. 11.

1. Let F be a real-valued holomorphic polynomial. Prove that F is identically constant.

2. Let U ⊆ C be an open set. Let z0 ∈ U and r > 0 and assume that {z : |z − z0 | ≤ r} ⊆ U .
For j ∈ N, compute Z 2π
1
(z0 + reiθ )j dθ
2π 0
and Z 2π
1
(z0 + reiθ )j dθ.
2π 0
Use these results to prove that if u is a harmonic polynomial on U , then
Z 2π
1
u(z0 + reiθ ) dθ = u(z0 ).
2π 0

∂ ∂
3. a. Write and in polar coordinates.
∂ z̄ ∂z
b. Write 4 in polar coordinates.
4. If f and f¯ are both holomorphic on a connected open set U ⊂ C, then prove that f is
identically constant.
5. Prove that if f ∈ C 2 , holomorphic, and nonvanishing, then log |f | is harmonic.
6. The function f (z) = 1/z is holomorphic on the annulus U = {z ∈ C : 1 < |z| < 2}. Prove
that f does not have a holomorphic antidervative on U . (Hint: what happens if f has a
holomorphic antiderivative on U ?)
7. Let f be holomorphic on an open set U which is the interior of a disc or a rectangle. Let
γ : [0, 1] → U be a C 1 curve satisfying γ(0) = γ(1). Prove that
I
f (z) dz = 0.
γ

8. Compute
I the following complex line integrals.
a. z̄+z 2 z̄ dz where γ is the unit square [side length 2, center at the origin] with clockwise
γ
orientation.
I
z
b. 2
dz where γ is the triangle with vertices 1, i, and −i, and γ is equipped with
γ 8+z
counterclockwise orientation.