Re: Identity from Erdelyi et al.
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- Subject: [mg107860] Re: Identity from Erdelyi et al.
- From: "Dr. C. S. Jog" <jogc at mecheng.iisc.ernet.in>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 04:43:23 -0500 (EST)
Hi: I forgot to mention in my previous e-mail the constraints, $0<b<a$, and Re(lam) >0. However, even if I incorporate these constraints using the `Assuming' command, Mathematica still fails to evaluate the said integral. Regards Jog On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Mark McClure wrote: > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Dr. C. S. Jog > <jogc at mecheng.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > I am trying to verify one of the identities stated in Erdelyi et al. > > `Tables of Integral Transforms', Vol. II, 1954, 19.3, pg. 353, No: 19. I > > believe this identity is wrong and hence trying to verify it through > > Mathematica. > > I don't know how to evaluate your integral symbolically but, if you > are simply trying to verify specific formulae, you could always check > numerically. For example, if the integral that you present arose by > subtracting the two sides of an equation, then you might wish to check > if the resulting integral is zero. If you set a, b, and lam to > specific values (I chose 1, 1, and 2) then it is not too hard to show > the answer is no. Of course, I can't tell that for sure from your > email that's what you want, but it still serves to illustrate the > idea. > > Mark McClure > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.