Hot Integral - 25

Calculus Level 5

0 0 0 0 1 w x y z ( w + x + y + z + 1 w + 1 x + 1 y + 1 z ) 2 d w d x d y d z \displaystyle \int \limits_0^\infty \int \limits_0^\infty \int \limits_0^\infty \int \limits_0^\infty \frac{1}{wxyz \left(w+x+y+z+\dfrac1w + \dfrac1x + \dfrac1y + \dfrac1z \right)^2} \ dw \ dx \ dy \ dz

If the integral above is equal to A B ζ ( C ) \dfrac{A}{B} \zeta(C) , where A A and B B are coprime positive integers and C C is an integer, find A + B + C A+B+C .

Notation : ζ ( ) \zeta(\cdot) denotes the Riemann zeta function .


The answer is 12.

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1 solution

Aman Rajput
Jun 3, 2016

0 0 0 0 1 w x y z ( w + x + y + z + 1 w + 1 x + 1 y + 1 z ) 2 d w d x d y d z \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{wxyz(w+x+y+z+\frac1w + \frac1x + \frac1y + \frac1z)^2} dw dx dy dz

First , we look at this 4-dimensional integral and starts thinking solving it internally one by one. But unfortunately, due to its complicated form we can't proceed further at one point.

Have a look on its limits. They are independent of w , x , y , z w,x,y,z . Make substitution w = r , x = r x 0 , y = r x 1 , z = r x 2 w=r , x=rx_0 , y=rx_1 , z=rx_2

Solve, and one should get d w d x d y d z = r 3 d r d x 0 d x 1 d x 2 dw dx dy dz = r^3 dr dx_0 dx_1 dx_2

Hence , finally we get

0 0 0 0 d r d x 0 d x 1 d x 2 r x 0 x 1 x 2 ( r ( 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 ) + 1 r ( 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 ) ) 2 \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{dr dx_0 dx_1 dx_2}{rx_0 x_1 x_2(r(1+x_0+x_1+x_2)+\frac1r(1+\frac{1}{x_0}+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2}))^2}

Solve internal integrand, we will get easily, 0 0 0 d x 0 d x 1 d x 2 2 x 0 x 1 x 2 ( 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 ) \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{dx_0 dx_1 dx_2}{2x_0 x_1 x_2(1+x_0+x_1+x_2)(1+\frac{1}{x_0}+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2})}

For solving the above integral we have used , this result

0 d r r ( a r + b r ) 2 = 1 2 a b \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{dr}{r(ar+\frac{b}{r})^2}=\frac{1}{2ab} Here , a = 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 , b = 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 a=1+x_0+x_1+x_2 , b=1+\frac{1}{x_0}+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2}

Solve it again for the internal integral,

= 1 2 0 0 log ( ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 ) ) ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 ) 1 d x 1 x 1 d x 2 x 2 \displaystyle =\frac12 \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\log((1+x_1+x_2)(1+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2}))}{(1+x_1+x_2)(1+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2})-1} \frac{dx_1}{x_1} \frac{dx_2}{x_2}

Split the log term and in the second part,use transformation 1 x 1 x 1 , 1 x 2 x 2 \frac{1}{x_1} \to x_1 , \frac{1}{x_2} \to x_2

and you will get

0 0 log ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 ) 1 d x 1 x 1 d x 2 x 2 \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\log(1+x_1+x_2)}{(1+x_1+x_2)(1+\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2})-1} \frac{dx_1}{x_1} \frac{dx_2}{x_2}

Again solve it internally , we get

0 Li 2 ( 1 x 2 ) Li 2 ( x 2 ) x 2 2 1 d x 2 \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\text{Li}_2(\frac{1}{x_2})-\text{Li}_2(x_2)}{x_2^2-1} dx_2

Split this integral at x 2 = 1 x_2=1 , and use substitution x 2 1 / x 2 x_2 \to 1/x_2 in the second integral , we get,

I = 2 0 1 Li 2 ( 1 x 2 ) Li 2 ( x 2 ) x 2 2 1 d x 2 \displaystyle I = 2\int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{\text{Li}_2(\frac{1}{x_2})-\text{Li}_2(x_2)}{x_2^2-1} dx_2 Integrate it using by parts, with first function as Li 2 ( 1 x 2 ) Li 2 ( x 2 ) \text{Li}_2(\frac{1}{x_2})-\text{Li}_2(x_2)

On Further simplification we are only left with four integrals on the right hand side.

I = 2 0 1 log 2 ( t + 1 ) t d t 2 0 1 log ( 1 + t ) log ( 1 t ) t d t 0 1 log t log ( 1 + t ) t d t + 0 1 log t log ( 1 t ) t d t \displaystyle I = 2\int\limits_{0}^{1}\frac{\log^2(t+1)}{t}dt -2\int\limits_{0}^{1}\frac{\log(1+t)\log(1-t)}{t} dt - \int\limits_{0}^{1}\frac{\log t \log(1+t)}{t} dt + \int\limits_{0}^{1}\frac{\log t \log(1-t)}{t} dt

I = 1 2 ζ ( 3 ) + 5 4 ζ ( 3 ) + 3 4 ζ ( 3 ) + ζ ( 3 ) I = \frac12\zeta(3)+\frac54\zeta(3)+\frac34\zeta(3)+\zeta(3)

I = 7 2 ζ ( 3 ) \boxed{I=\frac72\zeta(3)}

Nice question @Aman Rajput ! , I am still new to these mutiple integrals!!

Parth Lohomi - 5 years ago

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thank you ....

Aman Rajput - 5 years ago

I think you need to mention that it is an interated integral right? Not a multiple integral. Or am I mistaken @Mark Hennings ?

Pi Han Goh - 5 years ago

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Since the multiple integral exists, it equals its associated iterated integrals, so no problem exists.

Mark Hennings - 5 years ago

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Thank you. I thought there's some other tricks involved like Dominated Convergence Theorem, Fatou's lemma, etc.I haven't completely mastered them yet.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years ago

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@Pi Han Goh Fubini's and Tonelli's Theorems are what you want. Keep on reading...

Mark Hennings - 5 years ago

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@Mark Hennings Thank you! I still got 14.5 years to finish that book so I'm not in a hurry to finish it.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years ago

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@Pi Han Goh can you believe the solvers really solve this problem ? it was showing 1000 views 61 attempts and 6 solvers

Aman Rajput - 5 years ago

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@Aman Rajput Some of my recent problems show similar (1-2%) success rate stats, although not with such a low attempt rate, but this was a hard problem. This integral cannot be done on Mathematica, I think - my copy of Mathematica struggled even to come up with a numerical value (which I could then test against the answer to confirm my solution). That being said, it would be quite hard to cheat on this one.

Mark Hennings - 5 years ago

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@Mark Hennings hahaha,, well said sir... :) i know its hard... i post another one hard.. check it ... hot integral -27

Aman Rajput - 5 years ago

@Aman Rajput There are a lot of cheaters on this site. Don't think that those people really solved this question (except for Mark Hennings, he is the best).

Pi Han Goh - 5 years ago

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@Pi Han Goh rightly said bro

Aman Rajput - 5 years ago

@Aman Rajput @Snigdha Dash , are you on slack ? are you there ?

Aman Rajput - 5 years ago

can we evaluate the integral without substitution. i am not sure if it makes life tough.

Srikanth Tupurani - 2 years, 4 months ago

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