Not all singularities must be isolated. Consider the following examples:

  1. f(z)=1sin(1z). We know this is undefined if sin(1z)=0, which happens when 1z=2πn, so z=12πn or z=0. In this scenario, where U=C{12πn|nN}, 1;;z=0 is not an isolated singularity.
  2. There is also a family of holomorphic functions called Lacunary Power Series. One example is f(z)=i=0z2n. By the comparison test, this series converges for |z|<1. Now we also note that for z converging up to 1 on the real axis, we have f(z) diverging to . Similarly, if z converges down to 1, f(z) diverges to . Now looking at f(z)=z+(1+z2+z4+)=z+f(z2), we notice that the end behavior just depends on f(z2). So as z converges in a straight line to ±i, we have that this diverges. Finally, we extend this process to show that f(z) diverges at any of the points of the form
  3. e(iπm)2n$$Thedyadicintegersaredenseontheunitinterval,sotheyaredenseontheunitcirclebythenatureofthishomeomorphism.Eachoneofthesepointsisanonisolatedsingularity,andthecirclewhichthesepointsboundiscalleda"naturalboundary"of$f$.
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