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Title of object: Gauss' mean value theorem
Canonical Name: GaussMeanValueTheorem
Type: Theorem

Created on: 2003-04-28 00:17:42.813761-04
Modified on: 2003-04-28 08:26:16.406894-04

Creator: Johan
Modifier: Johan
Author: Johan

Classification: msc:30E20

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction # ('').

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Let $f$ be analytic in $\Omega \subset \mathbb{C}$ and let $C$ be a circle inside $\Omega$ with with center $z_0$. Then $f(z_0)$ is the mean value along the circle, where "mean value" is defined by
\begin{displaymath}
f_{mean}=\frac{1}{|C|} \oint_{C} f(z) dz
\end{displaymath}
where $|C|$ denotes the length of the path $C$.