Added the homotopic version of Cauchy's theorem.

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\label{section:complex-derivative}
\begin{lemma}
\label{lemma:cauchy-circle}
Let $E$ be a separated locally convex space over $\complex$, $U \subset \complex$, and $f \in C^1(U; E)$. For any $a \in U$ and $r > 0$ such that $\overline{B(a, r)} \subset U$, let
\[
\gamma: [0, 2\pi] \to U \quad t \mapsto a + re^{it}
\]
then for any $z \in B(a, r)$,
\[
f(z) = \frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_\gamma \frac{f(w)}{w - z}dw
\]
\end{lemma}
\begin{proof}
Assume without loss of generality that $a = 0$ and $r = 1$, then by the \hyperref[change of variables formula]{theorem:rs-change-of-variables},
\[
\frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_\gamma \frac{f(w)}{w - z}dw = \frac{1}{2\pi} \frac{f(e^{it})e^{it}}{e^{it} - z}dt
\]
\end{proof}
\begin{definition}[Complex Analytic]
\label{definition:complex-analytic}
\label{lemma:complex-analytic}
Let $E$ be a separated locally convex space over $\complex$, $U \subset \complex$, and $f: U \to E$, then the following are equivalent:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $f \in C^1(U; E)$.
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\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} = i\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}
\]
\end{enumerate}
\end{definition}
\end{lemma}
\begin{proof}
(1) $\Rightarrow$ (2): Let $x_0 \in U$, then
\[
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so by definition of differentiability, $f$ is complex-differentiable at $x_0$ with derivative $L$.
\end{proof}
\begin{theorem}[Cauchy]
\label{theorem:cauchy-homotopy}
Let $E$ be a separated locally convex space over $\complex$, $U \subset \complex$ be open, $f \in C^1(U; E)$, and $\gamma, \mu \in C([a, b]; \complex)$ be closed, rectifiable paths. If $\gamma$ and $\mu$ are homotopic, then
\[
\int_\gamma f = \int_\mu f
\]
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}[Proof of smooth case. ]
Let $\Gamma \in C^\infty([0, 1] \times [a, b]; \complex)$ be a smooth homotopy of loops from $\gamma$ to $\mu$, and
\[
F: [0, 1] \to E \quad t \mapsto \int_{\Gamma (t, \cdot)}f = \int_a^b (f \circ \Gamma)(t, s) \Gamma(t, ds)
\]
then for any $t \in [0, 1]$, by the \hyperref[change of variables formula]{theorem:rs-change-of-variables},
\begin{align*}
F(t) &= \int_a^b (f \circ \Gamma)(t, s) \Gamma(t, ds) \\
&= \int_a^b (f \circ \Gamma)(t, s) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s}(t, s) ds
\end{align*}
Now, by \autoref{proposition:difference-quotient-compact},
\[
\frac{dF}{dt}(t) = \int_a^b \frac{\partial}{\partial t}\braks{(f \circ \Gamma)(t, s) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s}(t, s)}ds
\]
Under the identification that $\complex = \real^2$, by the \hyperref[power rule]{theorem:power-rule} and the \hyperref[chain rule]{proposition:chain-rule-sets-conditions},
\[
\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\braks{(f \circ \Gamma) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s}} = (Df \circ \Gamma)\paren{\frac{\partial\Gamma}{\partial t}} \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s} + (f \circ \Gamma) \frac{\partial^2\Gamma}{\partial t \partial s}
\]
Now, since $f \in C^1(U; E)$ satisfies the \hyperref[Cauchy-Riemann equations]{lemma:complex-analytic},
\begin{align*}
(Df \circ \Gamma)\paren{\frac{\partial\Gamma}{\partial t}} \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s} &=
(Df \circ \Gamma)\frac{\partial\Gamma}{\partial t} \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s} = (Df \circ \Gamma)\paren{\frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s}}\frac{\partial\Gamma}{\partial t}
\end{align*}
so
\begin{align*}
\frac{\partial }{\partial t}\braks{(f \circ \Gamma) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial s}} &= (Df \circ \Gamma)\paren{\frac{\partial\Gamma}{\partial s}} \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial t} + (f \circ \Gamma) \frac{\partial^2\Gamma}{\partial s \partial t} \\
&= \frac{\partial }{\partial s}\braks{(f \circ \Gamma) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial t}}
\end{align*}
Hence by the \hyperref[Fundamental Theorem of Calculus]{theorem:ftc-riemann},
\begin{align*}
\frac{dF}{dt}(t) &= \int_a^b \frac{\partial}{\partial s}\braks{(f \circ \Gamma)(t, s) \frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial t}(t, s)}ds \\
&= (f \circ \Gamma)(t, b)\frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial t}(t, b) - (f \circ \Gamma)(t, a)\frac{\partial \Gamma}{\partial t}(t, a)
\end{align*}
Since $\Gamma(t, a) = \Gamma(t, b)$ for all $t \in [0, 1]$, the above expression evaluates to $0$, so
\[
\int_\gamma f = F(0) = F(1) = \int_\mu f
\]
by \autoref{proposition:zero-derivative-constant}.
\end{proof}
\begin{proof}[Proof of general case. ]
Let $\Gamma \in C([0, 1] \times [a, b]; \complex)$ be a homotopy of loops from $\gamma$ to $\mu$. By augmenting $\Gamma$ and using \autoref{lemma:rectifiable-piecewise-linear}, assume without loss of generality that:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item $\mu$, $\gamma$ are piecewise linear.
\end{enumerate}
Furthermore, by passing through a reparametrisation, assume without loss of generality that:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item For each $t \in [0, \eps)$, $\Gamma(t, \cdot) = \gamma$.
\item For each $t \in (1 - \eps, 1]$, $\Gamma(t, \cdot) = \mu$.
\item For each $t \in [0, 1]$, $\Gamma$ is constant on $\bracs{t} \times ([a, a + \eps] \cup [b - \eps, b])$.
\end{enumerate}
Extend $\Gamma$ to $[0, 1] \times \real$ by
\[
\Gamma_0: \real^2 \to \complex \quad (t, s) \mapsto \begin{cases}
\Gamma(t, s) &t \in k(b-a) + [a, b], k \in \integer \\
\end{cases}
\]
then extend $\Gamma_0$ to $\real^2$ by
\[
\ol \Gamma: \real^2 \to \complex \quad (t, s) \mapsto \begin{cases}
\Gamma(t, s) &t \in [0, 1] \\
\Gamma(1, s) &t \ge 1 \\
\Gamma(0, s) &t \le 0
\end{cases}
\]
Let $\varphi \in C_c^\infty(\real^2; \real)$ with $\int_{\real^2} \varphi = 1$. For each $\delta \ge 0$, let
\[
\Gamma_\delta: [0, 1] \times [a, b] \to \complex \quad (t, s) \mapsto \frac{1}{\delta^2}\int_{\real^2} \Gamma(y) \varphi\paren{\frac{(t, s) - y}{\delta}}dy
\]
Since for each $k \in \integer$ and $(t, s) \in \real^2$, $\Gamma(t, s + k(b - a)) = \Gamma(t, s)$, $\Gamma_\delta(t, a) = \Gamma_\delta(t, b)$ for all $t \in [0, 1]$. Therefore $\Gamma_\delta$ is a homotopy of loops. Since $\Gamma$ is continuous, $\Gamma([0, 1] \times [a, b])$ is compact, so $\Gamma_\delta$ lies in $U$ for sufficiently small
By assumptions (b) and (c), for sufficiently small $\delta$, there exists $\psi \in C_c^\infty(\real; \real)$ with $\int_{\real} \psi = 1$ such that
\[
\Gamma_\delta(0, s) = \frac{1}{\delta}\int_{\real^2} \Gamma(0, y) \psi\paren{\frac{s - y}{\delta}}dy
\]
and
\[
\Gamma_\delta(1, s) = \frac{1}{\delta}\int_{\real^2} \Gamma(1, y) \psi\paren{\frac{s - y}{\delta}}dy
\]
By assumption (a), (d), and \autoref{lemma:rectifiable-smooth},
\[
\int_\gamma f = \lim_{\delta \downto 0} \int_{\Gamma_\delta(0, \cdot)}f = \lim_{\delta \downto 0} \int_{\Gamma_\delta(1, \cdot)}f = \int_\mu f
\]
\end{proof}