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Suppose $f$ has a power series at $0$ that converges in all of $mathbb{C}$ and $$int_{mathbb{C}} |f(x+iy)|dxdy$$



Converges. Prove $f$ is identically zero. I don’t know Liouville’s theorem or any integral formulas yet, so I’m a bit stuck on this one.



A hint is given: “Use polar coordinates to show $f(0)=0$”



Edit: I am open to any suggestions, even those which use Liouville or Cauchy etc






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    Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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    @JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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    You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
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    @anomaly Yes I know
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Suppose $f$ has a power series at $0$ that converges in all of $mathbb{C}$ and $$int_{mathbb{C}} |f(x+iy)|dxdy$$



Converges. Prove $f$ is identically zero. I don’t know Liouville’s theorem or any integral formulas yet, so I’m a bit stuck on this one.



A hint is given: “Use polar coordinates to show $f(0)=0$”



Edit: I am open to any suggestions, even those which use Liouville or Cauchy etc






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    Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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    Jan 29 '18 at 0:03






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    You probably need to tell us what you do know.
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    – user99914
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    @JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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    You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
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    – anomaly
    Jan 29 '18 at 2:57










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    @anomaly Yes I know
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    – mysatellite
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Suppose $f$ has a power series at $0$ that converges in all of $mathbb{C}$ and $$int_{mathbb{C}} |f(x+iy)|dxdy$$



Converges. Prove $f$ is identically zero. I don’t know Liouville’s theorem or any integral formulas yet, so I’m a bit stuck on this one.



A hint is given: “Use polar coordinates to show $f(0)=0$”



Edit: I am open to any suggestions, even those which use Liouville or Cauchy etc






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Suppose $f$ has a power series at $0$ that converges in all of $mathbb{C}$ and $$int_{mathbb{C}} |f(x+iy)|dxdy$$



Converges. Prove $f$ is identically zero. I don’t know Liouville’s theorem or any integral formulas yet, so I’m a bit stuck on this one.



A hint is given: “Use polar coordinates to show $f(0)=0$”



Edit: I am open to any suggestions, even those which use Liouville or Cauchy etc






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    Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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    – xyzzyz
    Jan 29 '18 at 0:03






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    $begingroup$
    You probably need to tell us what you do know.
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    – user99914
    Jan 29 '18 at 0:07






  • 1




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    @JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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  • $begingroup$
    You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
    $endgroup$
    – anomaly
    Jan 29 '18 at 2:57










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    @anomaly Yes I know
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    – mysatellite
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    Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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    – xyzzyz
    Jan 29 '18 at 0:03






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    $begingroup$
    You probably need to tell us what you do know.
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    – user99914
    Jan 29 '18 at 0:07






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    @JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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  • $begingroup$
    You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
    $endgroup$
    – anomaly
    Jan 29 '18 at 2:57










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    @anomaly Yes I know
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    Jan 29 '18 at 3:00
















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Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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– xyzzyz
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Why $f(0) = 0$ makes things any easier?
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Jan 29 '18 at 0:03




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You probably need to tell us what you do know.
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– user99914
Jan 29 '18 at 0:07




$begingroup$
You probably need to tell us what you do know.
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– user99914
Jan 29 '18 at 0:07




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$begingroup$
@JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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@JohnMa I know about analytic functions and their properties but haven’t gotten to the derivative yet. I also welcome more advanced methods if it’s still comprehensible to someone with my knowledge.. for reference I’m using Marshall’s book drive.google.com/open?id=1_VQoQJgoow_nG5avmhdDhvBvVWEJirth and this is exercise $12$ in chapter 2
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You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
$endgroup$
– anomaly
Jan 29 '18 at 2:57




$begingroup$
You're going to have to use something from complex analysis; the statement doesn't hold without the assumption that $f$ is entire. Are you familiar with the maximum modulus principle?
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– anomaly
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Let $f(z)=sum_0 ^{infty} a_n z^{n}$ be the power series expansion. Write $z=re^{itheta}$ and integrate with respect to $theta$ from 0 to $2pi$. Integrating term by term is permitted because of uniform convergence. You get $2pi a_0= int_0 ^{2pi} f(re^{itheta}) dtheta$. Note that $a_0 =f(0)$. Multiply both sides by r and integrate w.r.t. r. from 0 to some number R. Using the standard fact that $r dr dtheta =dxdy$ you will see that $|(int_0 R rdr) 2pi f(0)|$ is bounded by the given double integral. Hence $R^{2} |f(0)|$ has a bound independent of R. This implies $f(0)=0$. Now apply the result to $f(z+a)$ in place of f to conclude that $f(z+a)$ vanishes at 0 which means $f(a)=0$ for any a.






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    Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
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Let $f(z)=sum_0 ^{infty} a_n z^{n}$ be the power series expansion. Write $z=re^{itheta}$ and integrate with respect to $theta$ from 0 to $2pi$. Integrating term by term is permitted because of uniform convergence. You get $2pi a_0= int_0 ^{2pi} f(re^{itheta}) dtheta$. Note that $a_0 =f(0)$. Multiply both sides by r and integrate w.r.t. r. from 0 to some number R. Using the standard fact that $r dr dtheta =dxdy$ you will see that $|(int_0 R rdr) 2pi f(0)|$ is bounded by the given double integral. Hence $R^{2} |f(0)|$ has a bound independent of R. This implies $f(0)=0$. Now apply the result to $f(z+a)$ in place of f to conclude that $f(z+a)$ vanishes at 0 which means $f(a)=0$ for any a.






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Let $f(z)=sum_0 ^{infty} a_n z^{n}$ be the power series expansion. Write $z=re^{itheta}$ and integrate with respect to $theta$ from 0 to $2pi$. Integrating term by term is permitted because of uniform convergence. You get $2pi a_0= int_0 ^{2pi} f(re^{itheta}) dtheta$. Note that $a_0 =f(0)$. Multiply both sides by r and integrate w.r.t. r. from 0 to some number R. Using the standard fact that $r dr dtheta =dxdy$ you will see that $|(int_0 R rdr) 2pi f(0)|$ is bounded by the given double integral. Hence $R^{2} |f(0)|$ has a bound independent of R. This implies $f(0)=0$. Now apply the result to $f(z+a)$ in place of f to conclude that $f(z+a)$ vanishes at 0 which means $f(a)=0$ for any a.






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    Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
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Let $f(z)=sum_0 ^{infty} a_n z^{n}$ be the power series expansion. Write $z=re^{itheta}$ and integrate with respect to $theta$ from 0 to $2pi$. Integrating term by term is permitted because of uniform convergence. You get $2pi a_0= int_0 ^{2pi} f(re^{itheta}) dtheta$. Note that $a_0 =f(0)$. Multiply both sides by r and integrate w.r.t. r. from 0 to some number R. Using the standard fact that $r dr dtheta =dxdy$ you will see that $|(int_0 R rdr) 2pi f(0)|$ is bounded by the given double integral. Hence $R^{2} |f(0)|$ has a bound independent of R. This implies $f(0)=0$. Now apply the result to $f(z+a)$ in place of f to conclude that $f(z+a)$ vanishes at 0 which means $f(a)=0$ for any a.






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Let $f(z)=sum_0 ^{infty} a_n z^{n}$ be the power series expansion. Write $z=re^{itheta}$ and integrate with respect to $theta$ from 0 to $2pi$. Integrating term by term is permitted because of uniform convergence. You get $2pi a_0= int_0 ^{2pi} f(re^{itheta}) dtheta$. Note that $a_0 =f(0)$. Multiply both sides by r and integrate w.r.t. r. from 0 to some number R. Using the standard fact that $r dr dtheta =dxdy$ you will see that $|(int_0 R rdr) 2pi f(0)|$ is bounded by the given double integral. Hence $R^{2} |f(0)|$ has a bound independent of R. This implies $f(0)=0$. Now apply the result to $f(z+a)$ in place of f to conclude that $f(z+a)$ vanishes at 0 which means $f(a)=0$ for any a.







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    Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
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    – Kavi Rama Murthy
    Jan 29 '18 at 22:34














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    The integral is of the absolute value of the function.
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    – Mariano Suárez-Álvarez
    Jan 29 '18 at 8:11










  • $begingroup$
    Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
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    – Kavi Rama Murthy
    Jan 29 '18 at 22:34








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The integral is of the absolute value of the function.
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The integral is of the absolute value of the function.
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– Mariano Suárez-Álvarez
Jan 29 '18 at 8:11












$begingroup$
Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
$endgroup$
– Kavi Rama Murthy
Jan 29 '18 at 22:34




$begingroup$
Yes, and that is what I have used. Absolute value of an integral is less than or equal to the integral of the absolute value.
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Jan 29 '18 at 22:34


















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