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Re: Solving an integral in the limit.

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• Subject: [mg62417] Re: Solving an integral in the limit.
• From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:27:28 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Uni Leipzig
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Hi,

when the integrand is extended into the complex plane,
one may be able to compute the defined integral without
finding the undefined integral and take the limit.

Regards
  Jens

"Josef Karthauser" <joe at tao.org.uk> schrieb im 
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| I'm having trouble solving a complicated 
integral using mathematica,
| and I'm looking for some wisdom on the matter.
|
| The problem can be summarised as follows. 
Mathematica can determine
| the solution to,
|
|    Integrate[E^(I*x^2)/ Sqrt[1 + x^2], {x, 0, 
Infinity}]
|
| but if I replace the upper bound with a free 
variable and take the limit
| as it goes to Infinity mathematica doesn't 
manage it,
|
|    Limit[Integrate[E^(I*x^2)/ Sqrt[1 + x^2], {x, 
0, a}], a -> Infinity]
|
| Surely it should be able to determine that the 
answer is the same as in
| the previous case.  Is there anyway to pursuade 
it?
|
| Many thanks,
| Joe
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