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Why does this theta function value yield such a good Riemann sum approximation?

Let $T(q)$ denote the third Jacobi theta function at $z=0$; i.e., $$T(q) := \sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}} q^{n^2}.$$ Then for any $x>0$, $T(\exp(-1/x)) \approx \sqrt{\pi x}$. For example, as the entry for ...
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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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integral of exponential of Fourier series

I have encountered the following integral: \begin{equation} \int_0^{1} e^{-i F(x)} dx, \quad F(x) = \sum_{k=1}^L a_k \sin(2\pi k x) + b_k \cos(2\pi k x). \end{equation} I have found several great ...
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How to prove that $ \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{\sin kx}{k^z} = \frac{1}{\Gamma(z)} \int_0^\infty \frac{t^{z-1}e^t\sin x}{1–2e^t\cos x+e^{2t}}dt? $ [closed]

I need it to show that $\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{\sin k}{k^3} = \frac{2\pi^2-3\pi+1}{12}$
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Approximating a finite sum with an integral

Consider the following sum (with $a$ being a real number and $N$ an even integer) $$S(a, N) = \sum_{m=1}^{N/2} \frac{4}{N+1} \sin^2\left( \frac{2\pi m}{N+1} \right)\sin \left( 2 a \cos \left( \frac{2\...
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How to find the coefficient of $x^k$ in the expression $\prod_{p=2}^n (1+xp) $

I got this general formula for $ n\in N$ (I showed it here) $$\int_0^1 \left(\frac{x}{1-x} \ln x \right)^n dx=n \sum_{p=0}^{n-1}a(n,p+1) (-1)^{n-p} \zeta(p+2)+n! $$ where $a(n,k)$ is the coefficient ...
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Conjectured closed form of $\int_0^1\frac{\ln^3(1+x)\,\ln^3x}x\mathrm{d}x$

I posted this question on Math Stack Exchange, but there were no helpful comments or answers https://math.stackexchange.com/q/4874446/1298448 How to integrate $${\displaystyle \int_0^1\frac{\ln^3(1+x)\...
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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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Dense subspace of square integrable functions on the complex disc

Denote by $L^{2}(D,(1-|z|^{2})^{a-1}|z|^{2b-2}dx dy)$ the set of square integrable functions on the complex disc $D= \lbrace z \in C, \; |z| <1 \rbrace$ with respect to the measure $(1-|z|^{2})^{a-...
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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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Questions about iterating the Euler-Maclaurin summation formula

Introduction The Euler–Maclaurin summation formula is as follows for a positive integer $p$ and a continuous function $f(\cdot)$ that is $p$ times continuously differentiable on the interval $[m,n]$ : ...
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Are there any published studies on cases of infinite sums for which the Euler–Maclaurin summation method yields the exact evaluation?

The Euler–Maclaurin summation formula is as follows: $$\sum_{i=m}^{n} f(i) = \int_{m}^{n} f(x) dx + \frac{f(n)+f(m)}{2} + \sum_{k=1}^{\lfloor p/2 \rfloor} \frac{B_{2k}}{(2k)!}\big{(}f^{(2k-1)}(n)-f^{(...
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Exchanging series and integrals

I know that I can use Lebesgue or monotone convergence theorem to exchange limit of partial sums and a Lebesgue integral, given a power series or a generic function series. But in general given a ...
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Does the following sequence $\{g_n\}$ converge?

Consider a function sequence $\{f_n(t)\}$ ($n\in\mathbb{N}^+$) defined on the interval $(\frac{1}{2},1)$, where \begin{eqnarray}\label{eqn:constraint1} f_n(t)=\frac{\exp\left(n\left(\log R(h_t) - th_t\...
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From Zurab's integral representation for the Apéry's constant to almost impossible integrals

I would like to know if the following integrals are known, or in case that aren't in the literature we can calculate these in closed-form (in terms of elementary and standard functions). I wondered ...
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Evaluation of $\int \prod_{j=1}^u \frac{x+j}{j-x}~dx$

Let $I_{n,k} = \frac{(n+k)!}{k!(k-1)!(n-k)!}$. This is a sort of generalization of the Apéry's numbers, with $I_{n,n} =$ the $n$-th Apéry number. I am studying integrals of the form: $$f_u(x)=\int \...
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Is there a practical application of natural integral or differintegral?

The following formulas give natural differintegral (that is one with naturally fixed integration constant): $$f^{(s)}(x)=\sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \binom {s}m \sum_{k=0}^m\binom mk(-1)^{m-k}f^{(k)}(x)$$ $$f^...
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Express $\int_0^{\pi/2}\{ \operatorname{gd}^{-1}(x)\}dx$ as series of special functions, with $\operatorname{gd}^{-1}(z)$ the inverse Gudermannian

I know that in the literature there are a lot of integrals involving the fractional part (and other floor and ceiling functions). For some of these integrals is provide its evaluation as a series or ...
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Does exist a variant of Frullani's theorem valid for $f(x)=\pi(x)/x$ or $f(x)=\psi(x)/x$, where the numerators are prime-counting functions?

Frullani's theorem is a deep theorem in real analysis with applications, see the Wikipedia Frullani integral and other uses and contexts (see [2]). I wrote two imaginative examples of what can be ...
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Express $\zeta(n)$, in particular the Apéry's constant, in terms of series involving Gregory coefficients or the Schröder's integral

The idea and motivation of this post is to know if it is possible to express integer arguments of the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(n)$, in particular $\zeta(3)$, in terms of series involving the so-...
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About a multiple integral [closed]

In my current research, I'm confronted with the justification of some facts, and I don't know how to proceed in proving them, so I need to know if there exist some theorems (precisely three theorems) ...
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Integrating nasty gaussian over square root

TLDR: trying to solve, $$\int_1^\infty \exp\left(-\frac{x^2}{2\omega^2}\right) \frac{1}{\sqrt{ax^2+bx-1}}dx$$ After doing some reading and looking at some other questions 1, 2 (and even going through ...
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Bounding a series of nested integrals

Consider the following matrix function $$ f(t) = \cos(\omega_1t) A_1 + \cos(\omega_2t) A_2, \quad t\ge 0, $$ where $A_1$, $A_2$ are real square matrices and $\omega_1$, $\omega_2$ positive numbers. ...
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Two integral representations for $\zeta(3)$ from Zurab's integral and standard formulas for the gamma function

This morning I wrote with the help of a CAS, and integral representation for the Apéry's constant $\zeta(3)$ and some standard formulas two formulas involving this constant. I would like to know if ...
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Interchange of sum and integral (on a "Poisson summation")

Consider $f(x)$, a rapidly decreasing function, such that $\int_0^{\infty} f(x)=0$ and for $x$ near zero: $f(x)=O(x^a)$ (wit $a>0$). Can we interchange the sum and integral and write as below: $$\...
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Fubini: can we interchange integration order on this double integral (with Fourier series product)

Can we interchange the order of integration of following double integral ? $$I = \int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{\infty} F(x,y) \overline{R(x,y)} - R(x,y) \overline{F(x,y)} \; dx \; dy$$ Where $F(x,y)= \...
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Is this double integral of Fourier series always real?

Consider $f(x)$ a function from $\mathbb{R^+}$ to $\mathbb{C}$ such that $f(x) \sim_0 x$ and $\int_{0}^{\infty} f(x) dx=\int_{0}^{\infty} x^2 f(x) dx=0$ Can we demonstrate that following integral is ...
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Is this equality between an integral and a series wrong?

In this paper (Maroun's PhD dissertation, 2013) at page 46 the following formula is given (apparently without a reference): $$\int_0^{\infty } e^{i a x^s+i b x^p} \, dx=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty } \frac{\...
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integral transform of Fibonacci polynomials is integral

The Fibonacci polynomials are defined recursively by $F_0(x)=0, F_1(x)=1$ and $F_n(x)=xF_{n-1}(x)+F_{n-2}(x)$, for $n\geq2$. While computing certain integrals, I observe the following (numerically) ...
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sum, integral of certain functions

While working on some research, I have encountered an infinite series and its improper integral analogue: \begin{align}\sum_{m=1}^{\infty}\frac1{\sqrt{m(m+1)(m+2)+\sqrt{m^3(m+2)^3}}}&=\frac12+\...
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An integral for the tribonacci constant and the general case

When I asked for integrals involving the tribonacci constant $T$, user @nospoon gave the nice answer, $$\int_0^{\infty} \eta( i \, x)\,\eta(i \,11 x) \,dx = \frac{ \ln T}{\sqrt{11}} $$ However, the ...
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Ability to have function sequence converging to zero at some points

Consider the continuous and non negative function $c : \mathbb R \to [0,1]$ defined by $$ c(x) = \begin{cases} \cos \frac{\pi x}{2} &\text{for } x \in [-1,1]\\ 0 &\text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$...
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Summation of series involving $\sinh$ of a square root

Consider the following series: $$ S = \sum_{\text{odd } n} \sum_{\text{odd } m} \frac{(-1)^{(n+m)/2}}{nm} \frac{\sinh( \pi \sqrt{n^2 + m^2}/2)}{\sinh( \pi \sqrt{n^2 + m^2})} $$ From the physical ...
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Asymptotic expansion of a sequence given by an integral with reciprocal Gamma function

I would like to know the asymptotic expansion of the sequence of positive numbers given by $$I_{n}:=-\int_{0}^{1}\frac{n^{x-1}}{\Gamma(x-1)}dx,$$ for $n\rightarrow\infty$. One can easily derive an ...
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Computing $\int_0^T e^{itA}Be^{-itA} dt$ without an infinite series

I'm hoping to compute the following integral: $\int_0^T e^{itA}Be^{-itA} dt$ where $iA, iB$ are traceless anti-Hermitian matrices (i.e. $\mathfrak{su}(n)$). I have found the following form for the ...
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How to integrate an exponential function of an exponential function?

Does any one know how to calculate the following integration? $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}} \left(\exp(z \: e^{-y^2})-1\right)^2 dy=?,\quad z>0. $$ This post is related to my previous question here , ...
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Products of trigonometric functions with increasing frequencies

I am looking at weighted $L_2$ norms of a class of Littlewood polynomials, related to Walsh and Rademacher functions which made me look for pseudo-closed forms or computationally efficient expressions ...
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