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integral over the unit sphere of $\Bbb C^n$

Please, is there a way to calculate this integral $$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{\beta}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$ where $ z $ is a fixed point in the complex unit ball ...
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Integrate Faddeeva function

I came across this integration in my studies. $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}|F((w_\textbf{_} - \hat{w_\textbf{_}})\tau) |^2 . d\tau$ It uses the Faddeeva function which is $F(z) = e^{-z^2}erfc(-iz)$. I ...
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On integral relating logarithm of absolute value of Zeta function

Sorry for such a direct question: Consider the following integral: $$I(t)=\int_{1/2}^{1} {\log|\zeta(a+it)|}da.$$ How to find the nature of $I(t)$ as $t\rightarrow\infty$?
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How to evaluate the following integral?

How to (analytically) calculate the following integral, $$I = \int_{S_{2n-1}} \left( \langle z, \zeta \rangle \right)^a e^{ b \langle z, \zeta \rangle} \, d\sigma(\zeta),$$ where $\langle z, \zeta \...
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How to calculate this integral [migrated]

Is there a formula of this integral $$\int_{S_{2n-1}} \frac{e^{i a \langle z, \zeta \rangle}}{|z - \zeta|^{2\lambda}} \, d\sigma(\zeta)$$ and how to calculate it. Thank you in advance
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Where to find or how to establish a general formula for the improper integral $\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\sin t}{t}(\ln t)^k\operatorname{d\!} t$?

When I tried to establish the Maclaurin power series expansion of the reciprocal $\frac{1}{\Gamma(z)}$ of the Euler gamma function $\Gamma(z)$, I came across the improper integral $$ I_k=\int_{0}^{\...
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Explicit expression for a function in number theory

In their paper "Moyenne de certains fonctions arithmétiques sur les entiers friables", Tenenbaum and Wu proved that for the case of the function $\beta$ which is the indicator function of ...
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Asymptotics of an entire function with real zeroes on the real line

Define $ F(x) := A x^m e^{B x} \prod_{k \geqslant 1} (1 - x/\alpha_k)e^{x/\alpha_k} $ where we suppose that $ \alpha_k \in \mathbb{R} $. This function is defined on the whole complex plane and is ...
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Characterizing the integral as a function of $n$

Let $\alpha \in [0,3], \beta \geq 1, \lambda \geq 1$ and fix $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Consider the function $f(x;\alpha, \beta, \lambda) = x^{\alpha}\exp(-\lambda x^\beta)$. Let $I(n; \alpha,\beta,\lambda) ...
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An integral containing modified Bessel functions

During my studies I am facing the following problem. Let $I_\nu(x)$ be the modified Bessel function for $\nu\in(0,1/2]$. I want to compute the following integral (it is are resolvent) $$ R(z) = \frac{...
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Is there a term for a countour integral that disregards direction?

Is there a name for integration of the form $\oint_\gamma f(z) |dz|$? In other words, the integral that only takes into account the length of the contour and the values of the function but not the ...
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Recognizing when a $2\pi$-periodic function is a shifted sine

Consider a real analytic function $f(x)$ with a period of $2\pi.$ Let $t\in \operatorname{Range}(f(x))$, $$I(t)=\int_{0}^{2\pi}\log |t-f(x)|dx.$$ Prove that $I(t)$ is equal to a constant if and only ...
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Conjectured closed form of $\int_0^1 \frac{\text{Li}_2\left(\frac{x}{4}\right)}{4-x}\,\log\left(\frac{1+\sqrt{1-x}}{1-\sqrt{1-x}}\right)\,dx$

After reading some meta posts, I've decided to post this question on MathOverflow since I didn't receive any comments or answers on MSE Certainly, I apologize for any oversight. Here's a more refined ...
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How complicated can an elementary antiderivative get?

I asked this question on MSE here. I recently learned that there are many very large numbers that have been defined, such as $\operatorname{TREE}(3)$ and many others that are too big to be written ...
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Upper bound for complex integral

I am interested in obtaining a good upper bound for the absolute value of the following integral $$ \left| \int_{0}^{\pi/3} e^{-itn} \left( 1-e^{it} \right)^{k} dt \right|, $$ when $n>k>0$ are ...
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Limit of an integral vs limit of the integrand

I have a simple Fourier transform problem, originating from mathematical physics (system of linear PDEs), which reduces to taking the integral $$ I(\alpha)\equiv\int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{ikr} \cfrac{\...
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Show that $\frac{1}{2 \pi i} \oint_{\mathbb{S}^1} \frac{1-\hat{f}(\xi)}{1-\xi}\cdot \frac{\mathrm{d} \xi}{\xi^{n+1}} \to 0$ as $n \to \infty$

Let $f = (f_0,f_1,\ldots,f_n,\ldots) \in \mathcal{P}(\mathbb N)$ be a probability distribution on $\mathbb N$ and denote by $$\hat{f}(z) = \sum_{n\geq 0} z^n f_n$$ for its probability generating ...
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Complex beta function $\int_{\mathbb{R}^2} (x^2+y^2)^{\alpha-1}((1-x)^2+y^2)^{\beta-1} \,dx\,dy$

I am interested in showing that the integral \begin{align} & \int_{\mathbb{C}} |z|^{2\alpha-2}|1-z|^{2\beta - 2} \,dA(z) \\[8pt] = {} & \int_{\mathbb{R}^2} (x^2+y^2)^{\alpha-1}((1-x)^2+y^2)^{\...
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Computing a complex integral with many poles

For an integer $k\geq 1$, let $f:\mathbb{C}^k\to\mathbb{C}$ be such that $f$ is analytic in the region $\text{Re}(u_i) > -1$ (say) for each $1\leq i \leq k$, and decays rapidly on vertical lines (i....
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Completeness of a normed space

We consider the set $\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X)$ $$\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X):=\{\varphi:[-r, 0] \rightarrow X: \varphi \text{ is continuous everywhere except for a finite number of points } t_* \text{ ...
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On an asymptotic integral decay

Let $f\in C^{\infty}([-1,0])$ be real-valued and suppose that $$ \left| \int_{-1}^{0} f(t)\,e^{\lambda t} \,{\rm d} t \right| \leq e^{-\sqrt{\lambda}},$$ for all $\lambda > 0$. Does it follow that $...
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If $f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n x^n$, then $\int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x^2) dx = \pi i a_{-\frac{1}{2}}$

I've noticed a curious relationship between the coefficient $a_n$ for a power series and the integral of the real line. For instance, take $f(x) = e^{-x} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{n!} x^n$. ...
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On a property of complex exponentials

Does there exist a simple smooth closed curve $\gamma:S^1\to \mathbb C$ such that $$ \int_{0}^{2\pi} e^{\gamma(e^{it})} \, |\gamma'(e^{it} )|\,dt =0?$$
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Computing $\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{e^{ikt}}{|e^{it}-e^{it_0}|^m}~\text{d}t$, where $k\in\mathbb{Z}$, $t_0\in\mathbb{C}$, and $m=1,3,5,\dots$

I am working on a project on accurate numerical quadrature where I need to compute the following integral in order to find my quadrature weights, $$ \int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{{\rm e}^{{\rm i}kt}}{\,\left\...
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How to prove an equality involving Laguerre polynomials

Assume $\mu<0$. Let $L^\alpha_n(x)$ be Laguerre polynomials of type $n$ and $f\in L^2(\Bbb C)$. How to prove that $$\sum^\infty_{k=0}\int_{\Bbb C} f(z)\frac{1}{2(2k+1)-\mu}L^0_k(\lvert z\rvert^2)...
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Generalizing contour integration to quaternions and bicomplex numbers

I am interested in the possibility of generalizing the notion of contour integration to the quaternions or bicomplex numbers. I am aware that the Frobenius theorem prevents the construction of a true ...
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Topological properties of complex valued Riemann sum limit curve and a particular integral inequality

I am studying under what conditions the following integral inequality would hold ($a$ real, $a>0$): $$ \int_{-\infty} ^{\infty} \frac{f(ix)}{a\pm ix}dx\ = 0 \ \ \ \ \Rightarrow \ \ \ \int_{-\...
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On the search for an explicit form of a particular integral

Let $f$ be integrable over the interval $(0, 1)$, and $$I_n = \int_0^{1} x^n f(x) \, \mathrm{d}x.$$ Suppose $f(x) = f(1-x)$; we can then show that $$I_n = \sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} (-1)^k \, I_{k}...
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Looking for some interesting complex integration contours

I am currently working on some tools to make contour integration in a proof assistant less painful and I'm looking for interesting examples of contours in the complex plane used in the literature. I ...
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As-closed-as-possible formula for an integral and/or sum

I need to find the solution of this integral: $$\int^\pi_{-\pi}{d\varphi\,{}\frac{\Gamma(n,2\pi\varphi)}{(1+ia\varphi)^n}},\tag{1}\label{1}$$ where $a\in(0,1)$ and $n$ is a positive integer (not zero)....
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Nature of function as $x\rightarrow\infty$

I'm studying the limits and applicability of Abel Plana summation for different test functions (class of functions). In doing so this just pops out and couldn't handle the said integral so asked here (...
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Computing $\int^{4b}_0 {e^{-tx}\biggl(\frac{\sqrt{4bx-x^2}}{(2b-2c)^2+4cx}\biggr) dx}$

I am a PhD student working on complex analysis. After integrating over a keyhole contour to obtain the inverse of a particular Laplace transform, I ended up with the following integral: $$\frac{1}{\pi}...
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A 2 dimensional integral in polar coordinate [closed]

Recently I got stuck on a 2 dimensional integral in polar coordinate, the expression is the following: $I(x)=\lim_{\xi\rightarrow0^+}\int_0^\infty dr\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}dt\frac{2\xi ^{2-2 x}r^{2x+1} \...
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Integral of $I = \int_{a}^{\infty}dx \frac{x^s}{(1+x)^{n}}$ [closed]

I have been trying to evaluate the following integral: $$I = \int_{a}^{\infty}dx \frac{x^s}{(1+x)^{n}}$$ If $a=0$, then this is the Mellin transform of $\frac{1}{(1+x)^n}$. However, suppose $a \neq 0$....
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The sinc function strikes again [duplicate]

Recall $\text{sinc}(x)=\frac{\sin x}x$. It's a familiar exercise that $\int_0^{\infty}\text{sinc}(x)\,dx=\frac{\pi}2$. But, at present, I wish to ask about the following claim on a "sinc-ing" ...
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A natural residue formula

A residue formula I have strong evindence to believe that the following identity holds: $$ \frac{n!}{2\pi i}\oint_{|z-1|=\epsilon} \frac{z^{a-1} \mathrm{d}z}{(z^d-1)^{n+1}} = d^{-n-1}\prod_{j=1}^{n}\...
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On properties on a certain functional

Consider the following function: $$F(z) = \omega(z)\sin^2\left(\frac{c\Gamma(z)}{z}\right)$$ Here, $\omega(z)$ is a weight we have to construct and $c$ is a constant. The following three conditions ...
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The loss of double periodicity (ellipticity)

Consider a meromorphic function $f(\mathfrak{a}_1, \mathfrak{a}_2)$, such that $$ \begin{align} f(\mathfrak{a}_1, \mathfrak{a}_2) = f (\mathfrak{a}_1 + 1, \mathfrak{a}_2) = f(\mathfrak{a}_1 + \tau, \...
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How to find or approximate (e.g. using method of steepest descent ) integral?

Can you give any advice on how to find or approximate the following integral $$ F(t,y) = \int_{0}^{y}\frac{i e^{-\frac{3 t^2 \left(x^2+1\right)}{2 \left(9 x^2+1\right)}-i \frac{4 t^2 x}{9 x^2+1}}}{\...
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Justify $\int_0^\infty e^{-ax^2}\ \mathrm{d}x$ for complex $a$ and zero real part [closed]

(Reposted from math stack exchange) I have searched and failed to find a rigorous proof showing that $$\int_{0}^\infty e^{-ax^2}\ \mathrm{d}x = \frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2\sqrt{a}}$$ is true for $\Re(a)=0$ ...
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Saddle point approximation for multiple contour integrals

General Question: Is there a reference where the saddle point approximation is applied to multiple contour integrals? In particular, say we have the integral $$ I_N = \frac{1}{(2\pi i)^N} \oint \left[\...
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Extension to all dimensions of complex line integral

Let $\Gamma$ be a smooth curve in $\mathbb{C}^d$. Since $\mathbb{C}^d$ can be seen as $\mathbb{R}^{2d}$, one can define the line integral of functions $f:\Gamma\to \mathbb{C}$ using for instance ...
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Deriving integral in Gaiotto-Tommasiello theory

I was looking at a paper by Takao Suyama on GT theory, and I couldn't figure out how he derived his formula (3.59): $$\frac{1}{\pi}\int_a^bdx\frac{1}{z-x}\frac{\sqrt{(z-a)(z-b)}}{\sqrt{|(x-a)(x-b)|}}\...
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Bounding the absolute value of a complex integral

I'm working on some problems involving Fourier transforms and convolution problems and there is one problem I cannot solve. In my situation we have a complex valued function $f(ix)$, with $x\in\mathbb{...
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Oscillatory integral independent of a parameter

Let $h: \mathbb{R} \mapsto \mathbb{C}$ be a positive definite function, continuous at the origin. (In fact, $h$ is the Fourier transform of a finite measure). Define the oscillatory integral $$Q(t) :=...
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Newman's proof of the prime number theorem

I am teaching a graduate course in Complex Analysis and I am covering Newman's proof of the prime number theorem. I have been using the simplified version in the papers of Zagier and Korevaar. However,...
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Asymptotic of a functional as $x\rightarrow \infty$

Consider the following functional : $$ I(x,s) =\int_0^\infty\mathrm dy \frac{F(x + \mathrm iy, s) − F(x −\mathrm iy, s)}{\mathrm e^{2πy}-1}, $$ where $ F(z, s) = \dfrac{\sinh(\sin^2[π\Gamma(z)/(2z)])...
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Meaning of divergent integrals

In quantum field theory, one usually encounters divergent integral when one calculates loop functions, such as the integral $\int_{0}^{\infty}dkk^{3}\frac{1}{(k^{2}-m^{2})^{2}}$ which is divergent. ...
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The integrals of things looking like $e^{(\frac{a}{z}+\frac{b}{z-c})}$ on closed contours

I have recently encountered a truely terrible integral which I need to compute. I am not sure it's doable but before throwing the whole project in the bin I thought I would ask here. At the moment, a ...
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Ratio of Selberg integral

I'm considering a ratio of incomplete Selberg integral: $$f_n(a,b)=\frac{\int_{\Delta_a}\prod_{i=1}^nx_i^{\alpha-\frac{n+1}{2}}\prod_{i=1}^n(1-x_i)^{-1/2}\prod_{i<j}|x_i-x_j|}{\int_{\Delta_b}\prod_{...