The integral of a holomorphic function around any closed contour lying, together with its interior, inside a simply connected domain of holomorphy is zero. Proved by Augustin-Louis Cauchy, it is the foundation on which the rest of complex integration theory is built.
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StatementIf f is holomorphic throughout a simply connected domain, then for any simple closed contour lying in that domain, the contour integral of f around it is zero. 1 Classification
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the Cauchy integral theorem (also known as the Cauchy-Goursat theorem) in complex analysis, named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy (and Édouard Goursat), is an important statement about line integrals for holomorphic functions in the complex plane.
Cauchy Integral Theorem (MathWorld)
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if f(z) is analytic in some simply connected region R, then ∮_γ f(z)dz=0 for any closed contour γ completely contained in R.
Cauchy Integral Theorem (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, the Cauchy integral theorem (also known as the Cauchy-Goursat theorem) in complex analysis, named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy (and Édouard Goursat), is an important statement about line integrals for holomorphic functions in the complex plane.
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