[Math] Cauchy Integral formula question

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$$\int_{\gamma=(i,1)} \frac{z^3}{(z-i)^n} dz$$ for any $n\in\mathbb{N}$.

Can someone please help me answer this question as I cannot seem to get the right answer!

Please note that the Cauchy integral formula must be used in order to solve it.

Many thanks in advance!

Best Answer

Use the residue theorem. Since $\cfrac{z^3}{(z-i)^n}$ has a pole of order $n$ at $z=i$ and analytic everywhere other than $z=i$ in the domain $|z-i|<1$, by residue theorem, we have $$\int_{\gamma}\frac{z^3}{(z-i)^n}dz=2\pi ig(i),\text{where }g(z)=\frac{1}{(n-1)!}(z^3)^{(n-1)}$$

The residue theorem is obtained from Cauchy Integral formula.

By Cauchy Integral formula, we have $$2\pi if(z)=\int_C\frac{f(\zeta)}{\zeta-z}d\zeta$$ Differentiate both sides with respect to $z$ $n-1$ times, we get $$2\pi if^{(n-1)}(z)=(n-1)!\int_C\frac{f(\zeta)}{(\zeta-z)^n}d\zeta$$