Integration
:::; 1: Jf(z(t))JJz'(t)J dt
= J Jf(z)JJdzJ
'"'(
- If maxzE'"'f JJ(z)J :::; Mand L = L('Y) = J'"'f JdzJ, it follows that
J Jf(z)JJdz:::; M J JdzJ =ML
'"'( '"'(
Hence from property 6 we conclude that
J J(z)dz :::; ML
'"'(
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This inequality is called Darboux's inequality. It is very useful in finding
an upper bound for the absolute value of a complex integral.
Example Consider J'"'f dz/(z^2 + 9), where 1': z = 2eit, 0 :::; t :::; 1r. For
z E 1' we have
Jz^2 + 9J 2: 9 - JzJ^2 = 9 - 4 = 5
so that
I z^2 ~ 91:::; ~
Also, L('Y) = 27r. Hence by Darboux's inequality we have
7.8 Further Properties of the Complex Integral
Theorem 7.3 Let z = g(() be analytic in some open set containing the
rectifiable arc 1'': ( = ((t), a :::; t :::; (3, and let 1' = g(1'): z = g(((t)),
a :::; t :::; (3. Then 1' is also rectifiable,. and if f is continuous along 1',
we have
J f (z) dz = J f [g( ()Jg' ( () d(
"Y "Y'