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Re: Can't reproduce a solution found in a paper using

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  • Subject: [mg102881] Re: [mg102845] Can't reproduce a solution found in a paper using
  • From: "Elton Kurt TeKolste" <tekolste at fastmail.us>
  • Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 03:52:38 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <200908301006.GAA20849@smc.vnet.net>

The solution in the book agrees with Mathematica's solution after you
fix syntax, divide and conquer the problem and note that Cos[m Pi]^2 is
always equal to one.

What you had in your email

J \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\(\*FractionBox[\(\[Rho]\ J\), \(2\ t\)]\)[x \((a - x)\) - FractionBox[8 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)], SuperscriptBox[\[Pi], 3]] \(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
              1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]]\)] \[DifferentialD]x
              \[DifferentialD]y\
\)\)

Incorrect syntax : Replace [ ...] with ( ...)

J \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
FractionBox[\(\[Rho]\ J\), \(2\ t\)] \((x \((a - x)\) - FractionBox[8 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)], SuperscriptBox[\[Pi], 3]] \(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
              1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]]\))\) \[DifferentialD]x \
\[DifferentialD]y\)\)

Still syntax errors : FractionBox and SuperscriptBox are not a fraction
and an exponent.  (An artifact of the copy to text.)

J \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
FractionBox[\(\[Rho]\ J\), \(2\ t\)] \((x \((a - x)\) - \((8 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)]/\[Pi]^3)\) \(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
              1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]]\))\) \[DifferentialD]x \
\[DifferentialD]y\)\)

Pull out the constant

J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)) \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]\((x \((a - x)\) -
\((8 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)]/\[Pi]^3)\) \(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
              1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]]\))\) \[DifferentialD]x \
\[DifferentialD]y\)\)

Distribute the integration over the sums (you probably need to verify
some condition like absolute convergence to pull the integral into the
infinte sum, but I am doing quick and dirty math here).

J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)) (\!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]x \((a - 
        x)\) \[DifferentialD]x \[DifferentialD]y\)\) - (8 a^2/\[Pi]^3)
        \!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
              1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]] \[DifferentialD]x \
\[DifferentialD]y\)\)\)\))

Separate the summands and isolate the constants.

J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)) (\!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]x \((a - 
        x)\) \[DifferentialD]x \[DifferentialD]y\)\)) - 
 J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)) (8 a^2/\[Pi]^3) (\!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
             1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]] \[DifferentialD]x
             \[DifferentialD]y\)\)\
\)\))

In[20]:= Simplify[{J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)), J ((\[Rho] J)/(2 t)) (8
a^2/\[Pi]^3)}]

Out[20]= {(J^2 \[Rho])/(2 t), (4 a^2 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^3 t)}

(J^2 \[Rho])/(2 t) (\!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]x \((a - 
        x)\) \[DifferentialD]x \[DifferentialD]y\)\)) - (
  4 a^2 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^3 t) (\!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
             1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]] \[DifferentialD]x
             \[DifferentialD]y\)\)\
\)\))

One integral is easy

In[21]:= \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]x \((a - 
     x)\) \[DifferentialD]x \[DifferentialD]y\)\)

Out[21]= (a^3 b)/6

(J^2 \[Rho])/(2 t) ((a^3 b)/6) - (4 a^2 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^3 t) (\!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
             1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]] \[DifferentialD]x
             \[DifferentialD]y\)\)\
\)\))

The other solves easily but does not agree with your book answer

In[22]:= \!\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
\*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
\*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 
        1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]] \[DifferentialD]x \[DifferentialD]y\)\)

Out[22]= (2 a^2 Cos[m \[Pi]]^2 Tanh[(b (1 + 2 m) \[Pi])/a])/(\[Pi] + 2 m
\[Pi])^2

(J^2 \[Rho])/(2 t) ((a^3 b)/6) - (4 a^2 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^3 t) (\!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *
\*FractionBox[\(2\ 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)]\ 
\*SuperscriptBox[\(Cos[m\ \[Pi]]\), \(2\)]\ Tanh[
\*FractionBox[\(b\ \((1 + 2\ m)\)\ \[Pi]\), \(a\)]]\), 
SuperscriptBox[\((\[Pi] + 2\ m\ \[Pi])\), \(2\)]]\)\))

A bit of prettification yields

In[26]:= {(J^2 \[Rho])/(2 t) ((a^3 b)/6), (
  4 a^2 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^3 t \[Pi]^2)*2 a^2 , (2 m + 1)^-3 (2 m +
  1)^-2} 

Out[26]= {(a^3 b J^2 \[Rho])/(12 t), (8 a^4 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^5 t),
1/(1 + 2 m)^5}

(a^3 b J^2 \[Rho])/(12 t) - (8 a^4 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^5 t) (\!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-5\)]\ *
\*SuperscriptBox[\(Cos[m\ \[Pi]]\), \(2\)]\ Tanh[
\*FractionBox[\(b\ \((1 + 2\ m)\)\ \[Pi]\), \(a\)]]\)\))

Which is almost but not quite the answer that you wanted, since there is
an extra Cos[m \[Pi]]^2 in the infinite sum.

(\[Rho] J^2)/(2 t)*[(a^3 b)/6 - (16 a^4)/\[Pi]^5 \!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-5\)]\ Tanh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)\)]

We fix the syntax

(\[Rho] J^2)/(2 t)*((a^3 b)/6 - (16 a^4)/\[Pi]^5 \!\(
\*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
\*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-5\)]\ Tanh[
\*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)\))

However, we note that Cos[0]^2, Cos[\[Pi]]^2, ... are all equal to one,
so the book solution is correct since

In[39]:= {(a^3 b J^2 \[Rho])/(12 t) == (\[Rho] J^2)/(2 t)*(a^3 b)/6 , (
  8 a^4 J^2 \[Rho])/(\[Pi]^5 t) == (\[Rho] J^2)/(2 t)*(16 a^4)/\[Pi]^5 }

Out[39]= {True, True}

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:06 -0400, "Neelsonn" <neelsonn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> This is what I want to solve:
> 
> J \!\(
> \*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(b\)]\(
> \*SubsuperscriptBox[\(\[Integral]\), \(0\), \(a\)]
> \(\*FractionBox[\(\[Rho]\ J\), \(2\ t\)]\)[x \((a - x)\) -
> FractionBox[\(8
> \*SuperscriptBox[\(a\), \(2\)]\),
> SuperscriptBox[\(\[Pi]\), \(3\)]] \(
> \*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]
> \*SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-3\)]\ *\
> \*FractionBox[\(Cosh[
> \*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ y\), \(a\)]]\), \(Cosh[
> \*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)]\ *\ Sin[
> \*FractionBox[\(\((2  m +
>               1)\) \[Pi]\ x\), \(a\)]]\)] \[DifferentialD]x \
> \[DifferentialD]y\)\)
> 
> 
> ...and this is the solution that I found in a publication:
> 
> (\[Rho] J^2)/(2 t)*[(a^3 b)/6 - (16 a^4)/\[Pi]^5 \!\(
> \*UnderoverscriptBox[\(\[Sum]\), \(m = 0\), \(\[Infinity]\)]\(
> SuperscriptBox[\((2  m + 1)\), \(-5\)] Tanh[
> \*FractionBox[\(\((2  m + 1)\) \[Pi]\ b\), \(a\)]]\)\)]
> 
> I am simply not able to reproduce that with Mathematica. The obvious
> questions is: why? If someone would be willing to have a look at the
> the paper I could sent it over. I may say that the paper dated back
> from the 70's and at that time Mathematica wasn't available (people
> were smart at that time!!!! lol)
> 
> Thanks again,
> N
> 
Regards,
Kurt Tekolste



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