268 CHAPTER 7 • TAYLOR AND LAURENT SERIES
Definition 7 .4: Annulus
Given 0 Sr < R, we define the annulus centered at O' with radii r and R by
A(a,r, R) = {z: r < lz - a:I < R}.
The closed annulus centered at o: with radii r and R is denoted by
A (o:, r , R ) = {z : r S lz -a l S R}.
Figure 7.3 illustrates these terms.
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Figure 7.3 The closed annulus A (a, r, R ). The shaded portion is t he open annulus
A(Ck,r,R).