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Nonstationary phase method for oscillatory integral
I want to approximate an integral of the form $$\int_a^bf(t)e^{ig(t)}dt,$$where $f(t)$ is smooth, $g(t)$ is real-valued and smooth.
The stationary phase method says that if $t_0\in [a,b]$ is such that ...
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Mellin transform at $0$
Let $f$ be a smooth complex valued function with support on $[0,2]$ and with Mellin transform $\tilde{f}$. Recall that the Mellin transform is defined as $$\tilde{f}(w)=\int_0^{\infty}f(x)x^{w-1}dx.$$ ...
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Are there any known statistics on the sign of the Stieltjes Constants?
The Stieltjes Constants $\gamma_n$ arise from considering the laurent series of the Riemann Zeta function at $s=1$
$$ \zeta(s) = \frac{1}{s-1} + \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} (-1)^n \frac{\gamma_n}{n!} (s-1)^n $...
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What's the asymptotic behaviour of $_1F_1(a,b,az)$ when $a\to\infty$?
I'm working towards the solution to a problem about involving the Landau-Zener transition, but I'm finding some difficulties. I need to estimate $ \,_1 F_1\left(\frac{\mathrm i}{4\epsilon},\frac12;\...
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Asymptotic decay rate of an oscillator integral
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I want to evaluate the decay estimate of the integral
$I^d(t; v) = \int_0^{\sqrt{d}\pi} dr \, r^{d-2} \int_0^\pi \sin(tr) e^{i\sqrt{d}vtr\cos\theta} \sin^{d-2}\theta \, d\theta $
for ...
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An asymptotic integral with complex phase
Suppose that $D\subset \mathbb R^2$ is the closed unit disk and that $f\in C^{\infty}(D)$. Assume that for all $\lambda \in (1,\infty)$ there holds
$$ \left|\int_D f(x^1,x^2)\, e^{\lambda (x^1+ix^2)}\,...
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Lindelöf hypotheses for derivatives of zeta
The Lindelöf hypothesis says that if we have:
$$\zeta(\sigma+iT)=\mathcal O(T^a)$$
Then if one considers $\sigma=1/2$ then $\inf a=0$. Further, from convexity and the functional equation this implies ...
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Error function of the second moment of the divisor function
It is easy to show that the second moment of the divisor function has asymptotics:
$$\sum_{n\leq x} d_0(n)^2 = xP(\log(x))+E_2(x)$$
Where $P$ is some polynomial and that:
$$E_2 = o(x)$$
Previously, ...
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Beyond Watson's lemma
Suppose $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is a smooth function, which I wish to approximate near $0$. Watson's Lemma implies that I can find a smooth function $a:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ such that:
$...
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On the asymptotic behaviour of the series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left ( \frac{\zeta(ns)}{n}+\frac{s}{1-ns}\right )$ near $s=0$
I am interested in determining the behaviour of the the series/function
$$f(s)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left ( \frac{\zeta(ns)}{n}+\frac{s}{1-ns}\right )$$
near $s=0$. It is clear that $f(0)$ is undefined....
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On a paper by Dimitrie Pompéiu and on one (in two parts) by Edmund Landau
To celebrate the new year and the future of mathematics (or the mathematics of future), I see no better way to ask a question stemming from my researches on power series.
The two papers the title ...
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How to find the right path of integration to get the asymptotic partition formula
I am trying to understand how the asymptotic partition formula $p(n) \sim \frac{e^{\pi\sqrt{\frac{2n}{3}}}}{4n\sqrt3} $ was derived for a project and have been reading and following many papers.
I am ...
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A limit arising from Mellin Inversion: How to compute a specific term of an asymptotic series?
So I am wondering if there exists a general procedure for the following problem:
given a monotonically increasing function $f(n)$ which is nonegative on the interval $[0,\infty)$ and grows faster than ...
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Asymptotic location of zeros of of a sequence of analytic functions
Assume we have a sequence of functions $f_n$ analytic in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \{ |z|\ge 1 \}$ of the complex plane, such that the sequence
$$
g_n(z) = f_n(z) - z^n
$$
converges to an ...
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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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Asymptotic analysis for a double integral related to Airy functions
Let $Ai(x,y)$ be the Airy kernel which is given by
\begin{equation}\label{equ2.12}
Ai(x,y)=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{Ai(x)Ai'(y)-Ai(y)Ai'(x)}{x-y}, & x\ne y, \\
Ai'(x)^2-xAi(x)^2 & x=y. \\
\end{...
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How to determine the asymptotics of $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} e^{-\frac{2^n}{x}}$
I'm generally interested in being able to find an asymptotic expansion of
$$ \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \left[ e^{- \frac{f(n)}{x}} \right] $$
As $x \rightarrow \infty$ and $f(n)$ is a smooth monotonically ...
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Converse of transfer theorem : does asymptotic behaviour of coefficients describe the singularity?
I'm interested in Singularity Analysis after reading this Math.Stack post. In the "Analytic Combinatorics" book by P. Flajolet and R. Sedgewick, at p.390, the following transfer theorem (...
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Reference for asymptotic estimates
In the way of studying an enumerative problem I have found that I have to estimate the Taylor coefficients of functions of the following form. For two polynomials $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ with $P(0)=Q(0)=1$, ...
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$\log(t)$ term in the small time expansion of $\mathrm{Tr}( A e^{-tB} )$
Assume $A$ is an operator on a Hilbert space with discrete spectrum. Assume $B$ is a positive operator on the same Hilbert space also with a discrete spectrum. Also assume $A$ and $B$ commute.
I'm ...
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Asymptotics through generating functions
I am working on the asymptotics of a sequence and wanted to use the method of subtracted singularities (Darboux's method) for its generating function $f$. But it turns out that the function has $1$ as ...
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Rate of decrease of the Fourier transform of standard mollifiers
What is the the rate of decrease of $|\widehat{f_p}(t)|$ (as $t\to\infty$), where $p\in(0,\infty)$,
$$\widehat{f_p}(t):=\int_{\mathbb R} e^{itx}f_p(x)\,dx,$$
and
$$f_p(x):=e^{-1/(1-x^2/p)^p}1(|x|<\...
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As increasingly higher degree terms are added to a "random" polynomial, how fast do the roots approach the unit circle?
As increasingly higher degree terms are added to a "random" polynomial, the roots of a polynomial can be proven to approach the unit circle. For example, see the MathOverflow question Why ...
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Singularity of inverse exponential integral function
The exponential integral function is defined by
$$ Ei(z) = \int_{-\infty}^z dw \frac{e^w}{w} \,.$$
Away from the negative real axis the exponential integral function has a Taylor series about $z=0$:
$$...
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Is there a real-analytic way to derive the asymptotics of $\int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{ikx} e^{-k^4}\,dk$ as $|x|\to\infty$?
In The Fourier Transform of the quartic Gaussian $\exp(-Ax^4)$: Hypergeometric functions, power series, steepest descent asymptotics and hyperasymptotics and extensions to $\exp(-Ax^{2n})$, Boyd ...
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An asymptotic expansion of a infinite sum
I am interested in the asymptotic expansion in $t$($t>0$) when $t\to 0^+$ of the following series
$$
\sum_{k\ge 0}e^{-k^{2/n}t}
$$
for integer $n>2$ (n=1 follows from Poisson summation formula ...
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Growth of (integral of) Laplace transform of a function of compact support as $Re \to -\infty$
Let $f:[0,\infty)\to \mathbb{R}$ be supported on $[0,1]$, with $\int_0^1 f(x) dx = 1$. Let $\mathcal{L} f$ be its Laplace transform. How slowly may
$$\int_{-\infty}^\infty |\mathcal{L} f(\sigma+i t)| ...
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How to solve a problem from Frank Olver's book
I'm learning Frank Olver's book, called Asymptotics and Special Functions. There is an difficult exercise.
Problem. Suppose that $f,\frac{1}{f}$ possess the following asymptotic expansions :
$$f(...
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Limit of Hankel function for large complex order, fixed real argument
Consider the Hankel function $H_\nu(z)$ where $\nu=re^{i\theta}$ (real $z>0$, $r>0$, $0\leq\theta<\pi$) as $r\rightarrow\infty$. I am aware that the Bessel function $J_\nu(z)$ has the ...
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How to check if you have the asymptotic solution of some equation? [closed]
Suppose I have an analytic function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ and I have the asymptotic expansion of some $x_0$ up to a few terms in terms of $\epsilon$ for some $\epsilon \to 0$ which I believe ...
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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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Asymptotics of the general second order affine recursion
What is the general method for finding the aymptotics of large $n$ of the sequence $(a_n)_{n=0}^\infty$ defined by the recursion
$$a_{n} = (\alpha_1n+\alpha_2) a_{n-1} + (\alpha_3n+\alpha_4) a_{n-2}+\...
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Overconcentration of Poles on the Circle of Convergence of a Power Series with Bounded Coefficients
Let $V$ be an arbitrary set of infinitely many positive integers, and let: $$\varsigma_{V}\left(z\right)\overset{\textrm{def}}{=}\sum_{v\in V}z^{v}$$ Let $T_{V}$ denote the set of all $t\in\left[0,1\...
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An oscillatory integral estimate
Let $n \geq 3$ and consider two sequences of strictly monotone functions $\{\mu_l(t)\}_{l=1}^{n}$ and $\{\lambda_l(t)\}_{l=1}^n$ on the interval $[-1,1]$ with $\mu_l(0)=0$ and $\lambda_l(0)=1$ for all ...
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Dependence of a solution of a linear ODE on parameter
Is the following theorem known, or can be easily derived from known results?
Consider the differential equation
$$w''-kz^{-1}w'=(\lambda+\phi(z))w,$$
where $k>0$ is fixed, $\lambda$ is a large (...
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Existence of Laurent series with zeroes at $𝑒^{2𝑛}$ ($𝑛∈ℕ_0$) and even faster coefficient decay
This is an extension of an earlier question of mine which corresponds to the case $A = 1$. Precisely, my question is as follows:
Given $A > 0$ fixed but arbitrary, is there a non-trivial sequence $...
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Existence of Laurent series with zeroes at $e^{2n}$ ($n \in \Bbb{N}_0$) and extremely fast coefficient decay
I am working on a problem in harmonic analysis, which I converted into the following existence problem concerning Laurent series. I am a bit at a loss concerning this problem, since my knowledge of ...
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Steepest descent integration in several dimensions
The method of steepest descent provides an asymptotic approximation for integrals of the form:
$$I = \int_C \exp(M f(z))\mathrm dz$$
for large positive $M$, where $f(z)$ is analytic in the region of ...
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On reasonable asymptotic estimates for some integral involving the logarithm of the Riemann zeta function
Let
$$I(T) = \int_{-T}^{T} \frac{\log|\zeta(\frac{1}{2} + it|)|}{\frac{1}{4}+t^2}\mathrm{d}t$$
where $\zeta$ denotes the Riemann zeta function.
What are the reasonable asymptotic estimates for $I(T)...
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Asymptotics of an integral by two methods
This was asked in MSE, here, but the answer was not satisfactory.
I want to compute the asymptotic behavior of the integral
$$ f(K,a)=\int_0^1 (1-x)^Ke^{iKa\frac{x}{1-x}}x^2dx$$
when $K$ is large ...
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Error term in França-LeClair approximation of zeta zeros
The imaginary part of the $n$th critical zero of the Riemann zeta function with positive imaginary part (in increasing order) is asymptotically
$$
t_n \sim 2\pi\frac{n}{\log n}
$$
and has been ...
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What are good ways to 'relax' a uniform approximation into independent saddle-point expressions once the uniform approach is no longer needed?
I am doing long-running project that involves asymptotic saddle-point estimation of integrals (for flavour, it's this sort of stuff) and I would like to ask if there are established ways in the ...
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The Borel-Laplace transform of a transeries that contains logarithms
I am interested in Ecalle's generalization of the Borel-Laplace summation. I would like to see an explicit treatment of a summation of a transeries that include logarithmic terms.
The only example I ...
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Asymptotic behavior of coefficient of a complicated generating function
Given a generating function
$$H(z)=\sum_{m=0}^\infty h_m z^m =\frac{P F(z)}{1-(1-P)F(z)}$$
where $0<P\leq 1$ and
$$F(z)=1-\frac{\pi z\sqrt{c}}{6\boldsymbol{\mathrm{K}}(k')} $$
in which $\...
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Asymptotics for 'generalized" Kasteleyn's formula
A follow up on an earlier MO question.
Kasteleyn's formula for the number of domino tilings of a $2n\times 2n$ square
$\prod_{j=1}^n\prod_{k=1}^n \left( 4\cos^2(\pi j/(2n+1))+4\cos^2(\pi k/(2n+1))\...
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About the Stirling's approximation of the incomplete gamma function $\left|\gamma\left(a+ib,z\right)\right|$
Let $a+ib$ be a complex number. It is well-known that $$\left|\Gamma\left(a+ib\right)\right|\sim\sqrt{2\pi}e^{-\pi\left|b\right|/2}\left|b\right|^{a-1/2}$$ for any fixed $a$ and $\left|b\right|\...
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Recurrence relation asymptotics
A continuation from my two previous posts:
I have got the following recurrence which describes polynomials:
$$
C_n(a) = \sum\limits_{t=0}^{n-1} \binom{n-1}{t} a^{t(n-t)} C_t(a)
$$
where $C_1(a)=C_0(...
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How large do $r$-dimensional "Kasteleyn-Temperley-Fisher" numbers grow?
I brought up a couple of combinatorial and number-theoretic items with this MO question. Now, I shall inquire on growth estimates. Recall
$$K_r(n):=\prod_{\ell_1=1}^n\cdots\prod_{\ell_r=1}^n\left(
4\...
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About the logarithmic derivative of the Riemann zeta function
Let $\rho=\beta+i\gamma$ a non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function and $s=\sigma+it$ a complex number. It is possible to prove that $$\frac{\zeta'}{\zeta}\left(s\right)=\sum_{\left|t-\gamma\...
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Asymptotics to Taylor expansions?
I posted a question on MSE about approximating Taylor series but Despite a bounty I did not receive any answers or comments.
Maybe you guys can help.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1440931/...
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