An Infinitesimal Circular Morera Theorem

Abstract

We prove an infinitesimal circular version of Morera's theorem. Let $D\subset\mathbb{C}$ be a domain and let $f\in C(D)$. If, at every $a\in D$, $\int_{\vert{}ζ-a\vert{}=r}f(ζ)\,dζ=o(r^2)$ as $r\to0^+$, then $f$ is holomorphic in $D$. In particular, exact vanishing of all sufficiently small centered circular integrals implies holomorphicity. The proof uses a local distributional $\partial$-primitive, a circular identity for weak $\partial$-derivatives, and a pointwise asymptotic mean-value criterion for harmonicity.