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Cauchy's integral formula, and what it gives you for free

Cauchy TheoryComplex Analysis, Algebra & Topologyfree

One formula, three consequences — including why a holomorphic function is automatically infinitely differentiable.

Cauchy's integral formula, and what it gives you for freeinteractivefree

Step 1 / 4The theorem

If ff is holomorphic on and inside a simple closed contour CC, then ∮Cf=0\oint_C f = 0. If aa is inside CC,

f(a)=12πi∮Cf(z)z−a dz.f(a) = \frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_C \frac{f(z)}{z-a}\,dz.

The value at an interior point is determined entirely by the boundary values.

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