The zeros of the complementary error function

Abstract

We show that the complementary error function, $\text{erfc} (z)= \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\int_z^{\infty}{e^{-s^2} \text{d}s}$, has no zeros in $\text{D}= \left\{ z : \frac{3}{4} \ \pi \le Arg z \le\frac{5}{4} \ \pi \right\}$.