calculus of residues
calculus of residues
[′kal·kyə·ləs əv ′rez·ə‚düz] (mathematics)
The application of the Cauchy residue theorem and related theorems to compute the residues of a meromorphic function at simple poles, evaluate contour integrals, expand meromorphic functions in series, and carry out related calculations.
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