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.