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Method of Steepest Descent
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Depends on Laplace's Method for Exponential Integrals, Real Integrals by Residues & Jordan's Lemma, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem
Statement
Extends Laplace's method to the complex plane by deforming the contour through a saddle point along the path of steepest descent.
Depends on
Laplace's Method for Exponential Integrals, Real Integrals by Residues & Jordan's Lemma, Cauchy-Goursat Theorem
Used by
PU-205/L22 PU-205/L23 PU-205/L27