0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ w x y z ( w + x + y + z + w 1 + x 1 + y 1 + z 1 ) 2 1 d w d x d y d z
If the integral above is equal to B A ζ ( C ) , where A and B are coprime positive integers and C is an integer, find A + B + C .
Notation : ζ ( ⋅ ) denotes the Riemann zeta function .
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Nice question @Aman Rajput ! , I am still new to these mutiple integrals!!
I think you need to mention that it is an interated integral right? Not a multiple integral. Or am I mistaken @Mark Hennings ?
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Since the multiple integral exists, it equals its associated iterated integrals, so no problem exists.
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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.
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@Pi Han Goh – Fubini's and Tonelli's Theorems are what you want. Keep on reading...
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 – 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).
@Aman Rajput – @Snigdha Dash , are you on slack ? are you there ?
can we evaluate the integral without substitution. i am not sure if it makes life tough.
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0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ w x y z ( w + x + y + z + w 1 + x 1 + y 1 + z 1 ) 2 1 d w d x d y d z
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 . Make substitution w = r , x = r x 0 , y = r x 1 , z = r x 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
Hence , finally we get
0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ r x 0 x 1 x 2 ( r ( 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 ) + r 1 ( 1 + x 0 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1 ) ) 2 d r d x 0 d x 1 d x 2
Solve internal integrand, we will get easily, 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ 2 x 0 x 1 x 2 ( 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + x 0 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1 ) d x 0 d x 1 d x 2
For solving the above integral we have used , this result
0 ∫ ∞ r ( a r + r b ) 2 d r = 2 a b 1 Here , a = 1 + x 0 + x 1 + x 2 , b = 1 + x 0 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1
Solve it again for the internal integral,
= 2 1 0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1 ) − 1 lo g ( ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1 ) ) x 1 d x 1 x 2 d x 2
Split the log term and in the second part,use transformation x 1 1 → x 1 , x 2 1 → x 2
and you will get
0 ∫ ∞ 0 ∫ ∞ ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) ( 1 + x 1 1 + x 2 1 ) − 1 lo g ( 1 + x 1 + x 2 ) x 1 d x 1 x 2 d x 2
Again solve it internally , we get
0 ∫ ∞ x 2 2 − 1 Li 2 ( x 2 1 ) − Li 2 ( x 2 ) d x 2
Split this integral at x 2 = 1 , and use substitution x 2 → 1 / x 2 in the second integral , we get,
I = 2 0 ∫ 1 x 2 2 − 1 Li 2 ( x 2 1 ) − Li 2 ( x 2 ) d x 2 Integrate it using by parts, with first function as Li 2 ( x 2 1 ) − Li 2 ( x 2 )
On Further simplification we are only left with four integrals on the right hand side.
I = 2 0 ∫ 1 t lo g 2 ( t + 1 ) d t − 2 0 ∫ 1 t lo g ( 1 + t ) lo g ( 1 − t ) d t − 0 ∫ 1 t lo g t lo g ( 1 + t ) d t + 0 ∫ 1 t lo g t lo g ( 1 − t ) d t
I = 2 1 ζ ( 3 ) + 4 5 ζ ( 3 ) + 4 3 ζ ( 3 ) + ζ ( 3 )
I = 2 7 ζ ( 3 )