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This document provides examples of Laurent series expansions. It gives the Laurent series for 1/ez centered at z=0, valid when |z|>0. It also finds the Laurent series for the function f(z)=z/(z-1)(z-2) on three domains: a Maclaurin series valid when |z|<1, a Laurent series valid when 1<|z|<2, and another Laurent series valid when |z|>2.

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Lecture 38 PDF

This document provides examples of Laurent series expansions. It gives the Laurent series for 1/ez centered at z=0, valid when |z|>0. It also finds the Laurent series for the function f(z)=z/(z-1)(z-2) on three domains: a Maclaurin series valid when |z|<1, a Laurent series valid when 1<|z|<2, and another Laurent series valid when |z|>2.

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Lecture 38:

Examples of Laurent Series

Dan Sloughter
Furman University
Mathematics 39

May 13, 2004

38.1 Examples of Laurent series


Example 38.1. Since
∞
z
X zn z2 z3
e = =1+z+ + + ···
n=0
n! 2 3!

for all z ∈ C, we have


∞
1
X 1 1 1 1
ez = n
=1+ + 2 + 3
+ ···
n=0
n!z z 2z 3!z

for all z with |z| > 0. We shall see later that Laurent series expansions
1
are unique, and so this must be the Laurent series representation for e z . In
particular, we know that if C is a simple closed contour about the origin,
with positive orientation, then the coefficient of z1 is
Z
1 1
b1 = e z dz.
2πi C
Since b1 = 1, we have Z
1
e z dz = 2πi.
C

1
Example 38.2. Let
z z
f (z) = = .
z2 − 3z + 2 (z − 1)(z − 2)
From the theory of partial fractions, we know there exist constants A and B
such that
z A B A(z − 2) + B(z − 1)
= + = .
(z − 1)(z − 2) z−1 z−2 (z − 1)(z − 2)
Letting z = 1, we see that 1 = −A, and letting z = 2, we see that 2 = B.
Hence A = −1 and B = 2, so
2 1
f (z) = − .
z−2 z−1
Let D1 = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}, D2 = {z ∈ C : 1 < |z| < 2}, and D3 = {z ∈ C :
|z| > 2}.
For z ∈ D1 , we find a Maclaurin series for f (z):
2 1
f (z) = −
z−2 z−1
1 1
= −
1 − z 1 − z2
∞ ∞
X
n
X zn
= z −
n=0 n=0
2n
∞  
X 1
= 1 − n zn.
n=0
2

Note that these expansions are valid since, for z ∈ D1 , |z| < 1 and z2 < 1.
For z ∈ D2 , we find a Laurent series for f (z):
1 1 1
f (z) = − · 1 −
z 1− z 1 − z2
∞ ∞
1X 1 X zn
=− −
z n=0 z n n=0 2n
∞ ∞
X 1 X zn
=− −
n=0
z n+1 n=0 2n

2
∞ ∞
X zn X 1
=− n
+ .
n=0
2 n=1
zn

Note that these expansions are valid since, for z ∈ D2 , z1 < 1 and z2 < 1.
For z ∈ D3 , we have
1 1 2 1
f (z) = − · 1 + ·
z 1− z z 1 − z2
∞ ∞
1X 1 2 X 2n
=− +
z n=0 z n z n=0 z n
∞ ∞
X 1 X 2n+1
=− +
n=0
z n+1 n=0 z n+1
∞
X 2n+1 − 1
=
n=0
z n+1
∞
X 2n − 1
= .
n=1
zn

Note that these expansions are valid since, for z ∈ D3 , z1 < 1 and z2 < 1

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