2019\PH201\TNDey\Tutorial 01 Mathematical Physics

Due on 30/07/19

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1. Find the principal argument Arg z when (i) z = i
2 2i (ii) z = ( 3 1)6 .

2. Find the four zeros of the polynomial z 4 + 4.

3. Let a1 , a2 , ..., an and b1 , b2 , ..., bn be any complex numbers. Prove Schwarz’s inequality,
n n
! n !
X X X
| a k bk | 2 5 | ak |2 | bk | 2
k=1 k=1 k=1

4. For each of the functions below, describe the domain of definition that is understood:
✓ ◆
1 1 z
f (z) = 2 ; f (z) = Arg ; f (z) = ;
z +1 z z+z

5. Sketch the region onto which the sector r  1, 0  ✓  ⇡/4 is mapped by the transformation (a) w = z 2 ;
(b) w = z 3 ; (c) w = z 4

6. Find the value of following Limits

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4z 2 z2 + 3 2
lim ; lim ;
z!1 z 2 1 z!1 z 1

7. Find branch points and construct branch lines for the functions
✓ ◆2
z 1/3
f (z) = ; f (z) = z 2 4 ; f (z) = ln z z2
1 z

8. Construct a Riemann surface for the functions

✓ ◆1/3
1/3 1/2 1/2 z+2
f (z) = z ; f (z) = z (z 1) ; f (z) =
z 2

9. Find all points of discontinuity for the following functions.

2z 3 3z 2 + 4 tanh z
f (z) = 2
; f (z) = ; f (z) =
z + 2z + 2 z 4 16 z2 + 1

10. Find the analytic function w(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) if (a) u(x, y) = x3 3xy 2 , (b) v(x, y) = e y sinx.

11. The function f (z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) is analytic. Show that f ⇤ (z ⇤ ) is also analytic.
z 2 +1
12. Prove that f (z) = z 3 +9
is (a) continuous and (b) bounded in the region | z |5 2.

13. if z = x + iy, then x = (z + z)/2, and y = (z z)/2i. By formally applying the chain rule in calculus to a
function F (x, y) of two real variables, derive the expression
✓ ◆
@F @F @x @F @y 1 @F @F
= + = +i
@z @x @z @y @z 2 @x @y
Now show that if the first-order partial derivatives of the real and imaginary components of a function
f (z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) satisfy the Cauchy–Riemann equations, then
@F 1
= (ux vy + i (uy + vx )) = 0.
@z 2
Thus derive the complex form @f /@z = 0 of the Cauchy–Riemann equations.

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14. A plane wave of light of angular frequency ! is represented by
nx
ei!(t c )

In a certain substance the simple real index of refraction n is replaced by the complex quantity n ik. What
is the effect of k on the wave? What does k correspond to physically? The generalization of a quantity from
real to complex form occurs frequently in physics. Examples range from the complex Young’s modulus of
viscoelastic materials to the complex (optical) potential of the “cloudy crystal ball” model of the atomic
nucleus.

15. A damped simple harmonic oscillator is driven by the complex external force F ei!t . Show that the steady-
state amplitude is given by
F
A=
m !0 −! 2 + i!b
2

Explain the resonance condition and relate m, !0 , b to the oscillator parameters.