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Complex analysis

The residue theorem and real integrals

Deforming a contour onto one small circle per singularity turns a closed contour integral into $2\pi i$ times the sum of the residues inside — and closing the real line with a large arc that contributes nothing turns a real integral with no elementary antiderivative into the same computation.

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