Integrable vs AntiderivativeThe Newton-Leibniz formula requires from a function f : [ a , b ] → R to be integrable (Riemann-Integrable) and to have an antiderivative F over the interval [a,b]. Then we get: ∫ a b f ( x ) d x = F ( b ) − F ( a )I was wondering,1. What kind of integrable functions don't have an antiderivative?2. What kind of non-integrable functions have an antiderivative?

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Integrable vs AntiderivativeThe Newton-Leibniz formula requires from a function   f  :      [    a    ,    b    ]    →      R   to be integrable (Riemann-Integrable) and to have an antiderivative F over the interval [a,b]. Then we get:       ∫          a              b        f  (  x  )  d  x  =  F  (  b  )  −  F  (  a  )I was wondering,1. What kind of integrable functions don&#039;t have an antiderivative?2. What kind of non-integrable functions have an antiderivative?

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Step 1For the first point note that derivatives don&#039;t have simple discontinuity so we just need to create discontinuous functions which are integrable and have simple discontinuity. Thus for example consider   f  (  x  )  =  ⌊  x  ⌋ on [0,2].Step 2The second point requires much more work and it is not easy to find such a function by trial and error. Historically no one believed that such a function existed until Vito Volterra created one such function. The Volterra function is differentiable everywhere with a bounded derivative and the derivative is not Riemann integrable on any closed interval. So what you need is the derivative V′ of the Volterra function V.

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