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Re: Using FindRoot in complex funtion

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  • Subject: [mg71945] Re: Using FindRoot in complex funtion
  • From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 06:04:43 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: 1&1 Internet AG
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tatsec schrieb:
> The program is :
> 
> dotnum=40;
> sigma=Sqrt[2];
> For[L=2,L<=dotnum,L=L+2,
> FindRoot[Integrate[2^(1/2-L/2)*sigma^(-1-L)*(Abs[t])^(1/2*(-1-L))*BesselK[(1-L)/2,Abs[t]/sigma]/(Sqrt[pi]*Gamma[L/2]),{t,0,y}],{y,1}];]
> 
> when L<30, FindRoot can find the root of function.but L=>30,FindRoot
> can't calculation.So How to solve this problem?
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
> 
> Raymond
> 
Hi Raymond,

have a closer look at your integrand:

in the case L==2 you get

FullSimplify[#1, t >= 0]&/@ Collect[ExpandAll[Normal[Series[
   (2^(1/2 - L/2)*sigma^(-1 - L)*Abs[t]^((1/2)*(-1 - L))* BesselK[(1 - L)/2,
      Abs[t]/sigma])/(Sqrt[Pi]*Gamma[L/2]) /. {sigma -> Sqrt[2], L -> 2},
 {t, 0, 10}]]], t]

--> 1/(E^(t/Sqrt[2])*(4*2^(1/4)*t^2))

This can't give a value < infinity, when integrated from 0 to somewhere (David
Park mentioned this).

For other L you will get similar "results".

P²


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