Complex Variables
GATE Electronics & Communication · 25 questions across 14 years (2006-2025) · 35% recurrence rate
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Which of the following statements involving contour integrals (evaluated counter-clockwise) on the unit circle $C$ in the complex plane is/are TRUE?
Let $z$ be a complex variable. If $f(z)=\frac{\sin(\pi z)}{z^{2}(z-2)}$ and $C$ is the circle in the complex plane with $|z|=3$ then $\oint\limits_{C} f(z)dz$ is _______.
The value of the contour integral, $$\oint\limits_C {\left( {{{z + 2} \over {{z^2} + 2z + 2}}} \right)dz} $$, where the contour C is $$\left\{ {z:\left| {z + 1 - {3 \over 2}j} \right| = 1} \right\}$$, taken in the counte...
Let $${w^4} = 16j$$. Which of the following cannot be a value of $$w$$?
An integral $${\rm I}$$ over a counter clock wise circle $$C$$ is given by $${\rm I} = \oint\limits_c {{{{z^2} - 1} \over {{z^2} + 1}}} \,\,{e^z}\,dz$$ If $$C$$ is defined as $$\left| z \right| = 3,$$ then the value of $...
The residues of a function $$f\left( z \right) = {1 \over {\left( {z - 4} \right){{\left( {z + 1} \right)}^3}}}$$ are
For $$f\left( z \right) = {{\sin \left( z \right)} \over {{z^2}}},$$ the residue of the pole at $$z=0$$ ________.
Consider the complex valued function $$f\left( z \right) = 2{z^3} + b{\left| z \right|^3}$$ where $$z$$ is a complex variable. The value of $$b$$ for which the function $$f(z)$$ is analytic is __________.
The value of the integral $${1 \over {2\pi j}}\oint\limits_C {{{{e^z}} \over {z - 2}}dz} $$ along a closed contour $$c$$ in anti-clockwise direction for (i) the point $${z_0} = 2$$ inside the contour $$c,$$ and (ii) the...
In the following integral, the contour $$C$$ encloses the points $${2\pi j}$$ and $$-{2\pi j}$$. The value of the integral $$ - {1 \over {2\pi }}\oint\limits_c {{{\sin z} \over {{{\left( {z - 2\pi j} \right)}^3}}}} dz$$...
Let $$f\left( z \right) = {{az + b} \over {cz + d}}.$$ If $$f\left( {{z_1}} \right) = f\left( {{z_2}} \right)$$ for all $${z_1} \ne {z_2}.\,\,a = 2,\,\,b = 4$$ and $$C=5,$$ then $$d$$ should be equal to
If $$C$$ is a circle of radius $$r$$ with centre $${z_0}$$ in the complex $$z$$-plane and if $$'n'$$ is a non-zero integer, then $$\oint\limits_c {{{dz} \over {{{\left( {z - {z_0}} \right)}^{n + 1}}}}} $$ equals
If $$C$$ denotes the counter clockwise unit circle. The value of the contour integral $${1 \over {2\pi i}}\oint\limits_c {{\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left\{ z \right\}dz} $$ is __________.
Let $$z=x+iy$$ be a complex variable. Consider that contour integration is performed along the unit circle in anticlockwise direction . Which one of the following statement is NOT TRUE?
$$C$$ is a closed path in the $$z-$$plane given by $$\left| z \right| = 3.$$ The value of the integral $$\oint\limits_c {{{{z^2} - z + 4j} \over {z + 2j}}dz} $$ is
The real part of an analytic function $$f(z)$$ where $$z=x+jy$$ is given by $${e^{ - y}}\cos \left( x \right).$$ The imaginary part of $$f(z)$$ is
If $$x = \sqrt { - 1} ,\,\,$$ then the value of $${X^x}$$ is
Given $$f\left( z \right) = {1 \over {z + 1}} - {2 \over {z + 3}}.$$ If $$C$$ is a counterclockwise path in the $$z$$-plane such that $$\left| {z + 1} \right| = 1,$$ the value of $${1 \over {2\,\pi \,j}}\oint\limits_c {f...
The value of the integral $$\oint\limits_c {{{ - 3z + 4} \over {{z^2} + 4z + 5}}} \,\,dz,$$ when $$C$$ is the circle $$|z| = 1$$ is given by
The residues of a complex function $$X\left( z \right) = {{1 - 2z} \over {z\left( {z - 1} \right)\left( {z - 2} \right)}}$$ at it poles
If $$f\left( z \right) = {C_0} + {C_1}{z^{ - 1}}\,\,$$ then $$\oint\limits_{|z| = 1} {{{1 + f\left( z \right)} \over z}} \,\,dz$$ is given
The residue of the function $$f(z) = {1 \over {{{\left( {z + 2} \right)}^2}{{\left( {z - 2} \right)}^2}}}$$ at z = 2 is
The value of $$\oint\limits_C {{1 \over {\left( {1 + {z^2}} \right)}}} dz$$ where C is the contour $$\,\left| {z - {i \over 2}} \right| = 1$$ is
For the function of a complex variable w = lnz (where w = u + jv and z = x + jy) the u = constant lines get mapped in the z-plane as
The value of the counter integral $$$\int\limits_{\left| {z - j} \right| = 2} {{1 \over {{z^2} + 4}}\,} dz\,\,in\,the\,positive\,sense\,is$$$