NETMaths

Is this true?

A small indentation around a simple pole contributes Res

No — it is false.

The counterexample

The indentation at 0 when computing dx

A half-circle contributes Res; using gives twice the right answer.

The kind of mistake this is

Execution slip

The idea was right. The computation was not.

Drill statements like this

Others that fail the same way

From Singularities and ResiduesResidue theorem and standard contour integrals

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