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Abel's theorem in problems and solutions - School of Mathematics

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206 Problems <strong>of</strong> Chapter 2<br />

the mapp<strong>in</strong>g S<strong>in</strong>ce the curve lies entirely <strong>in</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the discs<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> this disc there is only one image <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

the curve beg<strong>in</strong>s <strong>and</strong> ends at a unique po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />

So if C is a closed curve ly<strong>in</strong>g entirely <strong>in</strong>side the disc then the<br />

value <strong>of</strong> the function at the f<strong>in</strong>al po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> the curve C, def<strong>in</strong>ed by<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>uity, co<strong>in</strong>cides with the value at the <strong>in</strong>itial po<strong>in</strong>t. In particular,<br />

this holds for all circles with centre at <strong>and</strong> radius smaller than<br />

Consequently the po<strong>in</strong>t is not a branch po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> the function<br />

346. From the result <strong>of</strong> Problem 343 it follows that for<br />

equation (2.8) has four roots: <strong>of</strong> which one (for example,<br />

) has order 2, <strong>and</strong> the others are simple. Suppose that the po<strong>in</strong>t is<br />

close to the po<strong>in</strong>t Thus from the solution <strong>of</strong> Problem 344, we obta<strong>in</strong><br />

that near the po<strong>in</strong>t there are two images <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>t under the<br />

mapp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> near the po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>and</strong> there is a sole image <strong>of</strong><br />

the po<strong>in</strong>t Let C be a circular curve <strong>of</strong> small radius, with centre<br />

start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> end<strong>in</strong>g at As <strong>in</strong> the solution <strong>of</strong> Problem 345 we obta<strong>in</strong><br />

that the cont<strong>in</strong>uous images <strong>of</strong> the circle C under the mapp<strong>in</strong>g which<br />

start from the po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong> end at the <strong>in</strong>itial po<strong>in</strong>t, whereas<br />

the cont<strong>in</strong>uous images which start from one <strong>of</strong> the images <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

near the po<strong>in</strong>t may end on the other image <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>t which lies<br />

near the po<strong>in</strong>t as well. Consequently at the po<strong>in</strong>t only two sheets<br />

can meet, whilst there are no passages between the other three sheets.<br />

347. Let us draw a cont<strong>in</strong>uous curve from the po<strong>in</strong>t to the<br />

po<strong>in</strong>t not cross<strong>in</strong>g the images under <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong><br />

It is possible to draw it, because the po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong><br />

have a f<strong>in</strong>ite number <strong>of</strong> images. Now let C be the image <strong>of</strong><br />

the curve under the mapp<strong>in</strong>g S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

is a cont<strong>in</strong>uous function <strong>and</strong> a cont<strong>in</strong>uous curve, C is a cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

curve as well. S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>and</strong> are related, under the mapp<strong>in</strong>g by the<br />

relation which co<strong>in</strong>cides with that given by<br />

the mapp<strong>in</strong>g the curve is itself a cont<strong>in</strong>uous image <strong>of</strong> the curve<br />

C under the mapp<strong>in</strong>g S<strong>in</strong>ce the curve does not pass through the<br />

images <strong>of</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong> the curve C does not pass<br />

through the po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>and</strong> The <strong>in</strong>itial <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>of</strong><br />

the curve C are <strong>and</strong> Consequently C is the curve<br />

we sought.<br />

348. By virtue <strong>of</strong> the result <strong>of</strong> Problem 347 one can move from an<br />

arbitrary sheet <strong>of</strong> the Riemann surface <strong>of</strong> the function to any other,

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