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However, in this case the integral on the left of (9.11-11) converges in
the ordinary sense. To see this, consider a rectangle with vertices (-R1, 0),
(R2,0), (R2,Ra), and (-R1,Ra), with Ri > O,.R2 > 0, Ra> 0 large
enough so that all the poles of f in the upper half-plane will lie inside the
rectangle (Fig. 9.15). Because of assumption (3) we have lzf(z)I < K'
for some constant K' > 0 whenever z lies on the vertical sides or on the
upper horizontal side of the rectangle. Thus for the integral along the right
vertical side, we have
< aR
2
(9.11-12)
Similarly, for the integral along the left vertical side, we have
(9-11.13)
As to the integral along the upper side (for which z = x+iR 3 ), we find that
Y,
-R 1 +iR 3 R 2 +iR 3
!
-R, (^0) R2 x
Fig. 9.15