Let z = x + iy be a complex variable, and suppose that the function f : C → C given by f(z) = u(z) + iv(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) is entire. Prove that h: C → R given by h(z) = h(x, y) = u^2(x, y) − v^2(x, y) is harmonic in C.
Let z = x + iy be a complex variable, and suppose that the function f : C → C given by f(z) = u(z) + iv(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) is entire. Prove that h: C → R given by h(z) = h(x, y) = u^2(x, y) − v^2(x, y) is harmonic in C.
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Let z = x + iy be a complex variable, and suppose that the function
f : C → C given by f(z) = u(z) + iv(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y) is entire. Prove that h: C → R given by
h(z) = h(x, y) = u^2(x, y) − v^2(x, y) is harmonic in C.
Hint: Consider [f(z)]^2.
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