Does the Laurent series of $e^{1/z}$ centred at $z=1$ have any non-zero terms of negative exponent? What is the radius of convergence?

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We know that the Laurent series of $e^{1/z}$ centred at $z=1$ will be of the form

$$e^{1/z}=\sum_{-\infty}^\infty a_n(z-1)^n = \left(...+\frac{a_{-2}}{(z-1)^2} +\frac{a_{-1}}{(z-1)^1} + a_{0} + a_1(z-1)+a_2(z-1)^2 + ... \right)$$

At $z=1$, we see that the function $e^{1/z}$ is defined and has no singularity. Thus $a_n = 0$ if $n < 0$. So it does not have any non-zero terms of negative exponent.

As for the radius of convergence, we note that the $z=0$ gives us an essential singularity, so the radius of convergence is $R = 1$.