Representation of log⁺
as a Circle Average #
If a
is any complex number of norm one, then log ‖· - a‖
is circle integrable over every circle
in the complex plane, and the circle average circleAverage (log ‖· - a‖) 0 1
vanishes.
Integrability is recalled in
circleIntegrability_log_norm_id_sub_const
, as a consequence of the general fact that functions of the formlog ‖meromorphic‖
are circle integrable.The value of the integral is computed in
circleAverage_log_norm_id_sub_const₁
.
TODO: As soon as the mean value theorem for harmonic functions becomes available, extend this result
to arbitrary complex numbers a
, showing that the circle average equals the positive part of the
logarithm, circleAverage (log ‖· - a‖) 0 1 = = log⁺ ‖a‖
. This result, in turn, is a major
ingredient in the proof of Jensen's formula in complex analysis.
Circle Integrability #
If a
is any complex number, the function (log ‖· - a‖)
is circle integrable over every circle.