An Illustration of the Argument Principle

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In the complex plane, consider the image of the contour under the map
. The argument principle states that the number of roots of
enclosed by
is equal to the winding number of the origin in the image. As you vary
you can see how this winding number changes.
Contributed by: Keith Schneider (March 2011)
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Published: March 7 2011