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 Newsbeitrag news:dm11o7$e0s$1 at smc.vnet.net... | 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 | -- | Josef Karthauser (joe at tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ | FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ | Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ | ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. ================= |