Solve integrals using residue theorem?
\int_0^{\pi}\frac{d\theta}{2+\cos\theta}
\int_0^\infty\frac{x}{(1+x)^6}dx
zakinutuzi
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2021-12-30
Solve integrals using residue theorem?
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kalfswors0m
Beginner2021-12-31Added 24 answers
Hint for the First one First compute
Where R is the rational function given by
How to do this using the residue theorem? Put , thus
Then I can be seen as a contour integral, solve it by using residues
Hence in your case the integral you will compute is
which can be easily obtain by the residue theorem!
Finally: Note that
and hence your result follows by computing the next integral
Linda Birchfield
Beginner2022-01-01Added 39 answers
For the second integral:
Note first that this integral is easily done by recognizing that , so the integral is really
One may also use the residue theorem. However, one must choose an appropriate contour and integrand. In this case, a useful contour integral to consider is
where C is a keyhole contour of outer radius R about the positive real axis. The contour integral is then equal to
As , the second integral vanishes as . As , the fourth integral vanishes as . Thus, the contour integral is, in this limit
By the residue theorem, the contour integral is also equal to times the residue at the pole . (Note how important it is to get the argument correct.) The residue at this pole is
Putting this altogether, we get that
which agrees with the above.
karton
Expert2022-01-09Added 613 answers
Hint for the first one:
Consider the function
and find its poles. Then use the known formula for residues:
Under the assumption that f has a pole of order m at
And finally, apply the Residue Theorem.