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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 \...

The beta function $B(x,y)=\dfrac{\Gamma(x)\,\Gamma(y)}{\Gamma(x+y)}$ can be written for $\Re x, \Re y > 0$ symmetrically as $$ B(x,y) = \int_{-\frac12}^{\frac12}(\frac12-t)^{x-1}(\frac12+t)^{y-1}\,...

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}...