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Rational Functions

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Complex-valued rational functions are by definition functions which are meromorphic on the Riemann sphere, or equivalently, which are quotient of polynomials. They form thus a class of a priori very simple objects, where the notions of degree, zeros, poles, and factorization are quite obvious.

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Alpay, D. (2016). Rational Functions. In: A Complex Analysis Problem Book. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42181-0_12

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