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by galactus
Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:09 pm
Forum: Calculus
Topic: A series
Replies: 2
Views: 2416

Re: A series

This one can be done pretty slick by using the residues. Consider: $$f(z)=\frac{\pi \cot(\pi z) z^{2}}{(4z^{2}-1)^{2}}$$ Note that $$\sum_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(n)=2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}f(n)$$ $$\lim_{z\to \pm 1/2}\frac{d}{dz}\left[\frac{\pi \cot(\pi z)z^{2}}{4(2z\pm 1)^{2}}\right]=\frac{-\pi^{2}}{64}$$ ...
by galactus
Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: Calculus
Topic: Series
Replies: 2
Views: 2457

Re: Series

Good job with digamma-related approach, R. I will give it a go another way with residues. . Well, it still uses $\pi \cot(\pi z)$ like RD done. Using the $$\sum_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(z)=-\text{sum of residues of} \cot(\pi z) \text{at the poles of f(z)}$$ $$\sum_{k=-\infty}^{\infty}f(k)=\sum_{k=-\infty...
by galactus
Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:18 am
Forum: Calculus
Topic: tough Gaussian/Poisson-like integral
Replies: 2
Views: 2273

Re: tough Gaussian/Poisson-like integral

Good start, T. :)

Let's stew on it and see what we come up with.

But, I think it'll involve $erf$.
by galactus
Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:12 pm
Forum: Calculus
Topic: tough Gaussian/Poisson-like integral
Replies: 2
Views: 2273

tough Gaussian/Poisson-like integral

Here is a Poisson-like integral I ran across that has gotten no bites on other forums. I reckon this means it is not doable?. $$\int_{0}^{\infty}x^{2}e^{-x^{2}+x}\log(1-2a\cos(x)+a^{2})dx$$ I ran it through Maple and Wolfram, but neither would return anything. Maple returned numerical answers for sp...
by galactus
Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:14 pm
Forum: Calculus
Topic: my first post and a cool and challenging integral
Replies: 3
Views: 2955

Re: my first post and a cool and challenging integral

Clever and consise, RD. :) :clap2:
by galactus
Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:38 pm
Forum: Calculus
Topic: my first post and a cool and challenging integral
Replies: 3
Views: 2955

my first post and a cool and challenging integral

Evaluate:

$$\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{(1-\sin(ax))(1-\cos(bx))}{x^{2}}dx$$