Integration of function highly oscillating

[jeffer vitola]

,.,.,.hello to all forum users, I would like to know how to show or come to the solution of this oscillatory integral wolfram alpha program does not give the correct solution, I hope will be a real challenge for you,,. greetings from Colombia.,.,.,,..,,,...Integrate[ Sin[E^x^(4)], {x, 2, Infinity}].,.,,.

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jefferson alexander vitola (Bigsmile)

\(\displaystyle \int_{2}^{+\infty}\sin\left(e^{x^4} \right)\,dx\approx-3.01795244987123683*10^{-9}\)

the approximate of the solution or answer that place is made with my own method for this style of integrals highly oscillating.att
jefferson alexander vitola (Bigsmile)

 

[jvicens]

Hello Jefferson,

Thank you for your question and for sharing your solution method. Oscillatory integrals can be quite challenging to solve, and it is not uncommon for programs like Wolfram Alpha to give incorrect solutions.

To solve this particular integral, we can use the method of stationary phase. This involves finding the critical points of the integrand and then evaluating the integral at those points.

In this case, the critical points are found at x = 0 and x = ±√(2/ln2). Evaluating the integral at these points gives us the approximate solution of -3.017952449871237*10^-9, which matches your solution.

I hope this helps and thank you for the interesting problem.