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    Second derivative=0; stable/unstable equilibrium?

    Homework Statement Describe how to determine whether an equilibrium is stable or unstable when [d2U/dx2]_0 = 0 From Classical Dynamics - Ch 2 #45 - Marion Thornton 2. Homework Equations AND 3. The Attempt at a Solution When second derivative positive, equilibrium is stable. When...
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    Can the Taylor Series of Analytic Functions be Proven?

    I am actually looking for a proof as well. You say that is the definition of the Taylor series, but how does one prove that if a function F is analytic, it can be represented by a power series of the form \Sigma^{\infty}_{n=0}a_nz^n where a_n = f^{(n)}(0)/n! My teacher recommended a...
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    Finding Observable Values from Hermitian Measurement Operators

    I am pretty sure I'm in the same class as this person...except the no-textbook thing threw me off. (My class has a textbook, albeit one the professor doesn't seem to use.) If we're not in the same class, I am having trouble with the exact same problem, which I didn't think came from a book...I...
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    Complex problem f(z) = sqrt(|xy|) in x + iy form?

    I'm not sure what you're saying here. I think you get that they don't exist or are undefined, because there would be 0 on the bottom of a fraction? But I'm not sure where you're going with this.
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    Complex problem f(z) = sqrt(|xy|) in x + iy form?

    Just to go ahead and try this: would partial u partial x be y(xy)^(-1/2)? And then partial u partial y be x(xy)^(-1/2)? And both partials of v be 0? This is assuming that sqrt(xy) is just the 'real' part...if f(z) takes the form u + iv. I have a feeling this is wrong, since Cauchy-Riemann is...
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    Complex show differentiable only at z=0

    I mixed up my original message. I actually got x for the imaginary part and x_0 + 2x + iy for the real part. I still don't see how the x_0 was eliminated in your version of the expansion, above. But the main issue is the fact that I get different values in the second part, evaluating the...
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    Complex problem f(z) = sqrt(|xy|) in x + iy form?

    Wouldn't that mean the Cauchy-Riemann equations don't hold? I'm a little unsure on what u would be in this case. Do I need to separate sqrt(|xy|) into the real and imaginary parts? Or can I just assume all is real and then take the partial derivates of u, and the partials of v would just be...
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    Complex problem f(z) = sqrt(|xy|) in x + iy form?

    Homework Statement In the title: f(z) = sqrt(|xy|)...show that this satisfies the Cauchy-Riemann equations at z=0, but is not differentiable there. Homework Equations Cauchy-Riemann just states that partial u partial x = partial v partial y and partial u partial y = - partial v partial...
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    Complex show differentiable only at z=0

    Homework Statement Show that f(z) = zRez is differentiable only at z=0, find f'(0) The Attempt at a Solution This should be easy. I find the limit as z_0 approaches 0 of [f(z+z_0) - f(z)]/(z_0) for this function...expand it out, simplify, and find what the limit is when z_0 is...
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    Question: is there a misprint?

    This isn't a homework question; I'm sorry if I'm mis-posting, but I thought someone here could help. See this link: http://books.google.com/books?id=1QxenjJL6i0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=intro+complex+analysis&lr=&as_brr=3#PPA56,M1 On page 56, does this book have a misprint in the...
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    Complex analysis continuity of functions

    Homework Statement The functions Re(z)/|z|, z/|z|, Re(z^2)/|z|^2, and zRe(z)/|z| are all defined for z!=0 (z is not equal to 0) Which of them can be defined at the point z=0 in such a way that the extended functions are continuous at z=0? It gives the answer to be: Only f(z)=zRe(z)/|z|...
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    Complex analysis limit points question

    So b would be 1/m, i/n, and 0? And c would be 1+i (all go to infinity), 1, 0, p/m, and iq/n? What about a? Are there no limit points? It doesn't seem to converge anywhere. Except maybe at 1 and 2, when n goes to infinity?
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    Complex analysis limit points question

    Homework Statement Find the limit points of the set of all points z such that: a.) z=1+(-1)^{n}\frac{n}{n+1} (n=1, 2, ...) b.) z=\frac{1}{m}+\frac{i}{n} (m, n=+/-1, +/-2, ...) c.) z=\frac{p}{m}+i\frac{q}{n} (m, n, p, q=+/1, +/-2 ...) d.) |z|<1 Homework Equations None. The Attempt at a...
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    Linear algebra, vector spaces (for quantum)

    I see your point, but I don't know how to generalize the value for the dimension. From what you're saying: in part a.), the basis is simply the set of {1, x, x^2...x^(N-1)} and teh vectors are represented by the coefficients {c_0, c_1...c_(N-1)}. Okay, that makes sense. For part b.), the...
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    Linear algebra, vector spaces (for quantum)

    Thanks for the tip. I must be confused from what my teacher's notes are saying. He basically said the vectors would be defined as polynomials, like your p(x) above. And this sentence: "Can you suggest a set of simple functions of x that you can combine with constant coefficients that are...
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