Integral Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. A

    Problem with a triple integral in cylindrical coordinates

    Good day here is the solution J just don't understand why the solution r=√2 has been omitted?? many thanks in advance best regards!
  2. Arman777

    Python Is there a Python function that finds an unknown inside an integral?

    I have a integral with unknown h. My integral looks like this where C, a, b are constants F(x) and G(x) are two functions. So the only unknows in the integral is h. How can I solve it ? I guess I need to use scipy but I don't know how to implement or use which functions. Thanks
  3. A

    I What does this integral represent?

    I cannot understand what this integral is doing: $$g(x)=\left(\frac{i \pi}{2}-\gamma\right) f(x)+\frac{1}{2}\,\text{P.V.}\int_{-\infty}^\infty \left(\frac{1}{x-x'}-\frac{1}{| x-x'| }\right)\,f(x')\,dx'$$ Can anybody please rewrite it in a more understandable form?
  4. L

    A Integral -- Beta function, Bessel function?

    Integral \int^{\pi}_0\sin^3xdx=\int^{\pi}_0\sin x \sin^2xdx=\int^{\pi}_0\sin x (1-\cos^2 x)dx=\frac{4 \pi}{3} Is it possible to write integral ##\int^{\pi}_0\sin^3xdx## in form of Beta function, or even Bessel function?
  5. P

    Double Integral via Appropriate Change of Variables

    Summary:: Calculate a double integral via appropriate change of variables in R^2 Suppose I have f(x,y)=sqrt(y^12 + 1). I need to integrate y from (x)^(1/11) to 1 and x from 0 to 1. The inner integral is in y and outer in x. How do I calculate integration(f(x,y)dxdy) ? My Approach: I know that...
  6. A

    MHB How to Solve a Multivariate Gaussian Integral with Arbitrary Limits?

    I am looking for the solution of a multivariate gaussian integral over a vector x with an arbitrary vector a as upper limit and minus infinity as lower limit. The dimension of the vectors x and a are p $\times$ 1 and T is a positive definite symmetric p $\times$ p matrix. The integral is the...
  7. S

    Integral as approximation to summation

    Writing down several terms of the summation and then doing some simplifying, I get: $$\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{1}{n} \left(1+\frac{r}{n} \right)^{-1}= \frac{1}{n+1}+\frac{1}{n+2}+\frac{1}{n+3}+...\frac{1}{2n}$$ How to change this into integral form? Thanks
  8. K

    Basel Problem Integral: Solving with Calculus

    Summary:: Using an integral and taylor series to prove the Basel Problem The Basel problem is a famous math problem. It asked, 'What is the sum of 1/n^2 from n=1 to infinity?'. The solution is pi^2/6. Most proofs are somewhat convoluted. I'm attempting to solve it using calculus. I notice...
  9. T

    A Dx in an integral vs. differential forms

    Good Morning To cut the chase, what is the dx in an integral? I understand that d/dx is an "operator" on a function; and that one should never split, say, df, from dx in df/dx That said, I have seen it in an integral, specifically for calculating work. I do understand the idea of...
  10. murshid_islam

    I Gaussian integral by differentiating under the integral sign

    Hi, I have recently learned the technique of integration using differentiation under the integral sign, which Feynman mentioned in his “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman”. So, I decided to try it on the Gaussian Integral (I do know the standard method of computing it by squaring it and changing...
  11. M

    MHB Approximation of the integral using Gauss-Legendre quadrature formula

    Hey! :giggle: Let $\displaystyle{I_n(f)=\sum_{i=0}^na_if(x_i)}$ be a quadrature formula for the approximate calculation of the integral $I(f)=\int_a^bf(x)\, dx$. Show that a polynomial $p$ of degree $2n+2$ exists such that $I_n(p)\neq I(p)$. Calculate the approximation of the integral...
  12. brotherbobby

    To prove that a given quadratic has integral roots

    Given : The quadratic equation ##x^2+px+q = 0## with coefficients ##p,q \in \mathbb{Z}##, that is positive or negative integers. Also the roots of the equation ##\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{Q}##, that is they are rational numbers. To prove that ##\boxed{\alpha,\beta \in \mathbb{Z}}##, i.e. the...
  13. D

    What is the key integration technique needed for this double integral?

    Dear all, Last semester on the final exam, our professor gave us an integral that seems difficult to solve. The integral came at the end of a lengthy problem, where we were asked to find the net Gauss curvature of Enneper's surface. The integral that emerged is the following. We tried...
  14. Andrea Vironda

    How can I solve this standard integral using substitution?

    Hi, I'd like to integrate this function: $$ \int _0^ {\pi/2} 2 \sin(x) \cos(x) \sqrt {1+\sin^{2}(x) } dx $$. I think I should introduce some substitution but I'm not sure. How should I proceed?
  15. SchroedingersLion

    A Compute Lebesgue integral as (improper) Riemann integral

    Hello everyone, in a solution to my measure theory assignment, I have seen the equation $$ \int_{\mathbb{R}}^{} \frac {1}{|x|}\, d\lambda(x)=\infty $$ with ##\lambda## as the 1⁻dim Lebesgue measure. I was wondering how that integral was evaluated as we had never proven any theorem that states...
  16. Saracen Rue

    B Why is the definite integral of 1/x from -1 to 1 undefined?

    I've always been taught that the indefinite integral of ##\frac{1}{x}## is ##\ln(|x|)##. Extending this to definite integrals, particularly over limits involving negative values, should work just like any other integral: $$\int_{-1}^{1} \frac {1} {x} dx = \ln(|-1|) - \ln(|1|) = \ln(1) - \ln(1)...
  17. D

    Setting the limits of an integral

    Problem: The sphere is parametrized in cylindrical coordinates by: x = r cosθ y = r sinθ z = (1-r^2)^1/2 and intersected by the cone (x-1)^2 +y^2 = z^2. find the area of the sphere enclosed by the cone using the equation: da = r/(1-r^2) dr dθ Attempt at solution: from the equations for the...
  18. S

    Line Integral to Verify the Magnetic Field B

    Hello folks, I'm working on a question as follows: I appreciate that there might be more sophisticated ways to do things, but I just want to check that my approach to the line integral is accurate. I will just give my working for the first side of the path. So I have set up the path as a...
  19. Theia

    MHB What is the integral of the Arcus function?

    The exact value of \int_{-1}^1 \arcsin (x) \arccos (x) \arctan(x) \mathrm{d} x.
  20. A

    How can I simplify this integral equation with a complex numerator?

    Hello. I need help in simplifying this integral equation, i know the final result must be 2(1-x)^1/2 + C. I been stuck on this one for a while.
  21. M

    MHB Calculating Integral with Simpson's Rule for Error < $0.5\cdot 10^{-3}$

    Hey! 😊 Calculate using the Simpson's Rule the integral $\int_0^1\sqrt{1+x^4}\, dx$ approximately such that the error is less that $0,5\cdot 10^{-3}$. Which has to be $h$ ? So we use here the composite Simpson's rule, right? An upper bound of the error of that rule is defined as...
  22. TheGreatDeadOne

    I Using recurrence formula to solve Legendre polynomial integral

    I am trying to prove the following expression below: $$ \int _{0}^{1}p_{l}(x)dx=\frac{p_{l-1}(0)}{l+1} \quad \text{for }l \geq 1 $$ The first thing I did was use the following relation: $$lp_l(x)+p'_{l-1}-xp_l(x)=0$$ Substituting in integral I get: $$\frac{1}{l}\left[ \int_0^1 xp'_l(x)dx...
  23. anemone

    MHB Prove: Integral Inequality for Convex Function

    Let $f:[1,\,13]\rightarrow R$ be a convex and integrable function. Prove that $\displaystyle \int_1^3 f(x)dx+\int_{11}^{13} f(x)dx\ge \int_5^9 f(x)dx$,
  24. chwala

    Find the value of this definite integral

    ##\int_0^5 [-x^3+3x^2+6x-8\,]dx## ##\int_0^1 [-x^3+3x^2+6x-8\,]dx= |-\frac {17}{4}|## ##\int_1^4 [ -x^3+3x^2+6x-8\,]dx= 16## ##\int_4^5[-x^3+3x^2+6x-8\,]dx= |-\frac {49}{4}|## Therefore, total area is ##|-\frac {17}{4}|+ 16+|-\frac {49}{4}|=32.5## now where my problem is,... my colleague...
  25. L

    I Sure way to convert variable integral to infinite integral?

    Sometimes I would like to transform an integral ##F(x) = \int_{a}^{x}f(s)ds## into an infinite integral of the form ##F(x) = \int_{0}^{\infty}f(g(u),x)du##. Is there some kind of change of variables that can guarantee this conversion on the boundaries and still give me a function of ##x##, at...
  26. G

    MHB Interval of the Riemann integral value

    Hello everyone, I have to find an interval of this Riemann integral. Does anybody know the easiest way how to do it? I think we need to do something with denominator, enlarge it somehow. My another guess is the integral is always larger than 0 (A=0) because the whole function is still larger...
  27. S

    I Divergent series sum, versus integral from -1 to 0

    Some popular math videos point out that, for example, the value of -1/12 for the divergent sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ... can be found by integrating n/2(n+1) from -1 to 0. We can easily verify a similar result for the sum of k^2, k^3 and so on. Is there an elementary way to connect this with the more...
  28. H

    Integration ## f(\theta, \phi) = \frac{sin \theta}{4\pi}##

    Hi, I have this formula ## f(\theta, \phi) = \frac{sin \theta}{4\pi}## I have this statement that say if I integrate this formula above on a sphere then p = 1. what does integrate on a sphere means? I know ##\int_0^{2\pi} ## is used for the circle.
  29. Hamiltonian

    B Doubt on the derivation of an equation for a surface integral

    this method of derivation is approximating the function using a polyhedron. concentrating on one of the surfaces(say the L'th surface which has an area ##\Delta S_l## and let ##(x_l,y_l,z_l)## be the coordinate of the point at which the face is tangent to the surface and let ##\hat n## be the...
  30. redtree

    I Integrating with the Dirac delta distribution

    Given \begin{equation} \begin{split} \int_{y-\epsilon}^{y+\epsilon} \delta^{(2)}(x-y) f(x) dx &= f^{(2)}(y) \end{split} \end{equation} where ##\epsilon > 0## Is the following also true as ##\epsilon \rightarrow 0## \begin{equation} \begin{split} \int_{y-\epsilon}^{y+\epsilon}...
  31. D

    Reversing the order of integration in a double integral

    Performing the x-integration first the limit are x=y2 and x= -y2 and then the y limits are 0 to 1. This gives the final answer 2/5 But i am getting confused when trying to reverse the order of integration. My attempt is that i have to divide the region in 2 equal halfs and then double my answer...
  32. PORFIRIO I

    A Where did this term in the path integral come from?

    I'm trying to derive the path integrals, but this step got me confused: Consider the propagator $$K_{q_{j+1},q_j}=\langle q_{j+1}|e^{-iH\delta t}|q_j\rangle $$ Knowing that ##\delta t## is small, we can expand it as $$K_{q_{j+1},q_j}=\langle q_{j+1}|(1-iH\delta t-\frac 1 2 H² \delta...
  33. K

    Surface integral: Calculate the heat flow from a cylinder

    Hi, I am trying to calculate the heat flow across the boundary of a solid cylinder. The cylinder is described by x^2 + y^2 ≤ 1, 1 ≤ z ≤ 4. The temperature at point (x,y,z) in a region containing the cylinder is T(x,y,z) = (x^2 + y^2)z. The thermal conductivity of the cylinder is 55. The...
  34. cwill53

    Using the solid angle to simplify an integral when deriving Gauss' Law

    I'm a bit confused on the derivation above. I understand what the goal of the derivation is, as it derives Gauss's Law using the solid angle, but i was wondering if someone could kind of fill in the steps the author skipped and explain the use of the solid angle.
  35. L

    MHB Evaluate Integral: Get Help Now!

    Can someone help me with this? Not sure where to start. Exercise 1 (integration) Evaluate the integral ∞ ∫0.2e^−0.2u du. 10
  36. M

    Vector Line Integral Direction of Limits

    Hi, I apologise as I know I have made similar posts to this in the past and I thought I finally understood it. However, this solution seems to disagree on a technicality. I know the answer ends up as 0, but I still want to understand this from a conceptual point. Question: Evaluate the line...
  37. H

    ##\int_0^1 F_x(x,0)dx + \int_0^1 F_y(1,y)dy##

    Hi, This is the first time I see this kind of integral. I'm not sure how to resolve it. ## \int_0^1 F \cdot dr ## ## \int_0^1 F_x(x,0)dx + \int_0^1 F_y(1,y)dy ## ##F = (y,2x)## I don't know the values of ## F_x(x,0) ## and ## F_y(1,y)##
  38. patric44

    Solving a Gaussian integral using a power series?

    hi guys i am trying to solve the Gaussian integral using the power series , and i am suck at some point : the idea was to use the following series : $$\lim_{x→∞}\sum_{n=0}^∞ \frac{(-1)^{n}}{2n+1}\;x^{2n+1} = \frac{\pi}{2}$$ to evaluate the Gaussian integral as its series some how slimier ...
  39. ?

    I Troubleshooting a difficult integral

    Hello everyone, I have a maths question (for a change). In summary, I would like to reconcile the following two integrals: Integral A: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=integrate+(a^2tan^2theta)/(a-b+cos+theta)+dtheta \int\frac{x^2\,dx}{\sqrt{x^2+a^2}(\sqrt{x^2+a^2}-b)} =x...
  40. H

    Solve this integral involving a quadratic and linear air resistance equation

    Hi, I'm trying to solve this integral and then isolate V, but I can't get the right answer. I don't know where is my errors. I probably muffed the integral. ##-bv -cv² = m\frac {dv}{dt}## ## \int_0^t dt = - m \int_{Vo}^v \frac {dv}{bv+cv^2} ## I get this after the integration ##t =...
  41. T

    Integral of (xsin(t))....Two Variables in Single Variable Calc Integral

    I was told this problem could simply be solved with calc-1 techniques, so I'm tempted to say we could do d/dx(x∫(limits: 0,x) sin(t) dt. Then it's a simple product rule: d/dx (x) * ∫(0,x) sint dt + x * d/dx(∫ (0,x) sin (t) dt) = 1 - cos(x) + x*sin(x). However, I wonder if we have to allow that...
  42. M

    Divergence Theorem Verification: Surface Integral

    Hi, I just had a quick question about a step in the method of calculating the surface integral and why it is valid. I have already done the divergence step and it yields the correct result. Method: Let us calculate the normal: ## \nabla (z + x^2 + y^2 - 3) = (2x, 2y, 1) ##. Just to double...
  43. Antarres

    A A question about a complex integral

    I was trying to calculate an integral of form: $$\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx \frac{e^{iax}}{x^2}$$ using contour integration, with ##a>0## above. So I would calculate a contour integral with contour being a semicircle that goes along the real axis, closing it in positive direction in the upper...
  44. madafo3435

    Help please with this integral involving an inverse trig function

    ## \int_0 ^ {2 \pi} \frac {dx} {3 + cos (x)} ## las únicas formas que probé fueron, multiplicar por ## \frac{3-cos (x)}{3-cos (x)} ## pero no me gusta esto porque obtengo una expresión muy complicada. También recurrí a la sustitución ## t = tan (\frac {x} {2}) ## que me gusta bastante, pero...
  45. V

    Find the potential using a line integral (Electromagnetism)

    Sorry - I wish I had some way of writing equations in this forum so the "relevant equations" section is easier to read. The answer to the first part is (a) so the rest follows from using the electric field given in B. If anyone is interested this question comes from Griffith's 3rd edition...
  46. caffeinemachine

    MHB Definite integral involving a lot of exponentials.

    Problem: Evaluate $$ \int_{0}^\infty \frac{e^{3x} - e^x}{x(e^x + 1)(e^{3x} + 1)}\ dx $$ Attempt. I substituted $y=e^x$, thus $dx = dy/y$, which turns the above integral to $$ \int_{1}^\infty \frac{y^2 - 1}{(\log y)(y+1)(y^3+1)}\ dy = \int_{1}^\infty \frac{y-1}{(\log y) (y^3+1)} \ dy $$ I am...
  47. K

    Calculating crossproduct integral, Parametrization

    i) I approximate the solenoid as a cylinder with height L and radius R. I am not sure how I am supposed to place the solenoid in the coordinate system but I think it must be like this, right? The surface occupied by the cylinder can be described by all vectors ##\vec x =(x,y,z)## so that...
  48. P

    Numerical Evaluation of the Kirchhoff Integral (Flux Pattern) (Units?)

    Naturally there are vector equivalents of the Kirchhoff Integral. Taken from Jackson (10.113) ##\vec{E} \left( \vec{r} \right) = \frac{ie^{ikr}}{r} a^2 E_0 \cos \alpha \left( \vec{k} \times \vec{\epsilon}_2 \right) \frac{J_1 \left( \sin \theta \right)}{\sin \theta}##Where I just let ##\alpha =...
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