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1. ## Integral over head-light contour via Residue Theorem

This is a challenge question that I already know how to solve: Let $f(z)=\sqrt{1-z^2}$ and consider a smooth (differentiable) map $f(H(t))$ where $H$ is the general shape shown in the first plot below (loops around the branch-points,then looping around to close the contour). That is, the contour traverses an analytic path over multiple branches of the integrand. Show via the Residue Theorem:

$\mathop\oint\limits_{H(t)} f(z)dz=0$
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