Define
If the above expression can also be written in the form
, where and are all integers. Find
Note: is a positive number.
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This is how I did this.
First, consider I ′ ( a ) = 2 a ∫ 0 ∞ cos ( a 2 x 2 ) sin ( x 2 1 ) d x
Next, we let x = a u (This is where we need a to be positive and also where the symmetry a − > − a breaks.)
I ′ ( a ) = 2 a ∫ 0 ∞ cos ( a x 2 ) sin ( x 2 a ) d x (Note that we also change a dummy variable from u to x at this step.)
Now, the idea is the sine and the cosine will split into a sum of 2 functions, one is symmetric under x − > x 1 and the other is antisymmetric, in a sense that f ( x ) = " − " f ( x 1 ) , so, we need something that is invariant under the change of variable x − > x 1
Consider, J ( a ) = ∫ 0 ∞ cos ( a 2 x 2 ) sin ( x 2 1 ) x 2 1 d x
If we let x = a u , we get
J ( a ) = a ∫ 0 ∞ cos ( a x 2 ) sin ( x 2 a ) x 2 1 d x
2 a I ′ ( a ) + a J ( a ) = 2 1 ∫ 0 ∞ ( sin ( a x 2 + x 2 a ) + sin ( a x 2 − x 2 a ) ) ( 1 + x 2 1 ) d x
Now, the second term on the last equality is antisymmetric under x − > x 1 and so, vanishes and ( 1 + x 2 1 ) d x = d ( 1 − x 1 ) , so, the first term is 2 a π ( sin ( 2 a ) + cos ( 2 a ) )
Next, I claim that J ′ ( a ) = − 2 I ( a ) and hence, we arrive at
J " ( a ) − 4 J ( a ) = − 2 π ( sin ( 2 a ) + cos ( 2 a ) ) this equation is solved by the usual method and we get
J ( a ) = A sinh ( 2 a ) + B cosh ( 2 a ) + 3 2 π ( sin ( 2 a ) + cos ( 2 a ) ) and since J ′ ( a ) / a − > 0 as a − > 0 so, we get J ( a ) = 3 2 π ( e − 2 a + ( sin ( 2 a ) + cos ( 2 a ) ) ) and since I ( a ) = − 2 1 J ′ ( a ) = 3 2 π ( e − 2 a + sin ( 2 a ) − cos ( 2 a ) ) )
So, A = 3 2 , B = − 2 , C = D = 2 and A + B + C + D = 3 4
Now, we need to prove that J ′ ( a ) = − 2 I ( a )
J ′ ( a ) = − 2 a ∫ 0 ∞ sin ( a 2 x 2 ) sin ( x 2 1 ) d x
By changing x − > a u 1 , we get the required result.