Jensen's Formula of Complex Analysis #
If a function g : ℂ → ℂ is analytic without zero on the closed ball with center c and radius
R, then log ‖g ·‖ is harmonic, and the mean value theorem of harmonic functions asserts that the
circle average circleAverage (log ‖g ·‖) c R equals log ‖g c‖. Note that g c equals
meromorphicTrailingCoeffAt g c and see AnalyticOnNhd.circleAverage_log_norm_of_ne_zero for the
precise statement.
Jensen's Formula, formulated in MeromorphicOn.circleAverage_log_norm below, generalizes this to
the setting where g is merely meromorphic. In that case, the circleAverage (log ‖g ·‖) c R
equals log ‖meromorphicTrailingCoeffAt g c‖ plus a correction term that accounts for the zeros and
poles of g within the ball.
Circle Averages #
In preparation to the proof of Jensen's formula, compute several circle averages.
Let D : ℂ → ℤ be a function with locally finite support within the closed ball with center c and
radius R, such as the zero- and pole divisor of a meromorphic function. Then, the circle average
of the function ∑ᶠ u, (D u * log ‖· - u‖) over the boundary of the ball equals
∑ᶠ u, D u * log R.
If g : ℂ → ℂ is analytic without zero on the closed ball with center c and radius R, then the
circle average circleAverage (log ‖g ·‖) c R equals log ‖g c‖.
Jensen's Formula #
Jensen's Formula: If f : ℂ → ℂ is meromorphic on the closed ball with center c and radius
R, then the circleAverage (log ‖f ·‖) c R equals log ‖meromorphicTrailingCoeffAt f c‖ plus a
correction term that accounts for the zeros and poles of f within the ball.