Differentiation 351
- Find the directional derivative of f(z) = (z + i)^2 + 2z at z = 1 + i in
the direction of the arc given by z = t^2 + it, 0 ~ t ~ 2. - (a) Let f(z) be monogenic at z, and h = lhlei^8 , where() is kept fixed
while h ---+ 0. Prove that
lim lf(z + h)l2 - lf(z)l2 = J'(z)f(z) + f(z)f'(z)e-2ie
h--+0 h
(b) Let w = Argz (z '!-0). Show that
(
dw) = ~ (~ _ ~e-2i8)
dz 8 2i z z
5. Let f, g E '.D(A).
(a) If f and g have the same areolar derivative on the open set A, show
that f and g differ by an analytic function in A.
(b) If a and b are constants, verify that
(af + bg)~(z) = af~(z) + bge(z)
(c) Prove: (fg) 0 (z) = f(z)g8(z) + f9(z)g(z).
- Suppose that f = u + iv and that u and v have continuous partial
derivatives of the first two orders in some open set A. Let w = lf(z)l^2 =
f(z)f(z), z E A.
(a) Show that
and deduce that if f is analytic in A, then
\7^2 w = 4lf'(z}l2
and that if f is conjugate analytic in A, then
'Y'^2 w = 4lf:zl^2 = 4lf9(z)l^2 = 4l](z)l^2
(b) If u and v are harmonic in A (not necessarily harmonic conjugates),
then
\7^2 w = 4 {lfzl^2 + lf:l^2 }
Deduce that w = ff is subharmonic whenever u and v are
harmonic.
( c) Prove also that if u and v are harmonic in A (not necessarily
harmonic conjugates), then
\7^2 \7^2 w = 16 {lfzzl
2
+ lfzzl
2
}
- Construct the Kasner circle for the following functions at the given
points.