7.2 Morera’s Theorem

Let \(f(z)\) be a continuous function in a simply connected domain \(D\) and such that \[\int _C f(z)dz = 0\] for every simple closed curve \(C\) in \(D\). Then \(f(z)\) is analytic in \(D\).

Proof. We have that if the points \(z_0\) and \(z\) are within \(D\), then the function satisfies the conditions of the theorem \[F(z) = \int ^z_{z_0} f(\xi ) d\xi \] is analytic such that \(\, F'(z) = f(z)\). Thus \(f(z)\) is seen to be the derivative of the analytic function \(F(z)\) which itself is analytic. □

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