Abstract
To resolve several challenging applications in many scientific domains, general formulas of improper integrals are provided and established for use in this article. The suggested theorems can be considered generators for new improper integrals with precise solutions, without requiring complex computations. New criteria for handling improper integrals are illustrated in tables to simplify the usage and the applications of the obtained outcomes. The results of this research are compared with those obtained by I.S. Gradshteyn and I.M. Ryzhik in the classical table of integrations. Some well-known theorems on improper integrals are considered to be simple cases in the context of our work. Some applications related to finding Green’s function, one-dimensional vibrating string problems, wave motion in elastic solids, and computing Fourier transforms are presented.
Keywords:
improper integrals; power series; analytic function; Cauchy residue theorem; Ramanujan’s master theorem MSC:
30E20; 33E20; 44A99
1. Introduction
Numerous studies on the topic of improper integrals have been published in recent years in a variety of scientific disciplines, including physics and engineering [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. Due to this, mathematicians have been particularly interested in finding new theorems and methods to solve these integrals. Particularly in engineering, applied mathematical physics, electrical engineering, and other fields, it is sometimes necessary to handle erroneous integrals in computations or when describing models [8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. While some of these integrations can be handled easily, others require complex calculations. Many of these integrals require computer software to be solved as they cannot be calculated so manually. Additionally, numerical techniques may be employed to resolve some incorrect integrals that the aforementioned techniques are unable to resolve [17,18,19,20,21,22,23].
The process of evaluating improper integrals is not usually based on certain rules or techniques that can be applied directly. Many methods and techniques were established and introduced by mathematicians and physicists to present a closed form for indefinite integrals, the technique of double integrals, series methods, residue theorems, calculus under the integral sign, and other methods that are used to solve improper complex integrals exactly or approximately [24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31].
The residue theorem was first established by A.L. Cauchy in 1826, which is considered a powerful theorem in complex analysis. However, the applications that can be calculated using the residue theorem to compute integrals on real numbers require many precise constraints that should be satisfied in order to solve the integrals, including finding appropriate closed contours and also determining the poles. Another challenge in the process of applying the residue theorem is the difficulty and efforts in finding solutions for some integrations.
According to his published memoirs, Cauchy developed powerful formulas in mathematics using the residue theorem [4]. Researchers consider these formulas essential in treating and solving improper integrals. However, these results are considered simple cases when compared to the results that we present in this article. In addition, we show that the proposed theorems and results in this research are not based on the residue theorem.
One significant accomplishment in the sphere of definite and indefinite integrals is found in the master theorem of Ramanujan, which presents new expressions concerning the Milline transform of any continuous function in terms of the analytic Taylor series, and others [32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39]. It was implemented by Ramanujan and other researchers as a powerful tool in calculating definite and indefinite integrals and also in computing infinite series. The obtained results are as applicable and effective as Ramanujan’s master theorem in handling and generating new formulas of integrals with direct solutions.
In this study, we introduce new theorems to simplify the procedure of computing improper integrals by presenting new theorems with proofs. Each theorem can generate many improper integral formulas that cannot be solved by usual techniques or would need a large amount of effort and time spent in order to be solved. The motivation of this work is to generate as many improper integrals and their values as possible to be used in different problems. The obtained results can be implemented to construct new tables of integrations so that researchers can use them in calculations and to check the accuracy of their answers while discovering new methods.
The main purpose of this work is to introduce simple new techniques to help researchers, mathematicians, engineers, physicists, etc., to solve some difficult improper integrals that cannot be treated or solved easily (and which require several theorems and a large amount of effort to solve). This goal is achieved by introducing some master theorems that can be implemented in order to solve difficult applications. The outcomes can be generalized and introduced in tables to obtain and to use the results of some improper integrals directly.
We organize this article as follows: In Section 2, we introduce some illustrative preliminaries; then, facts concerning analytic functions, master theorems, and results are presented in Section 3. Mathematical remarks and several applications are presented in Section 4. Finally, the conclusion of our research is presented in Section 5.
2. Preliminaries
In this section, some basic definitions and theorems related to our work are presented and illustrated for later use.
2.1. Basic Definitions and Lemmas
Definition 1
where is the coefficients of the series.
([7]). Suppose that a function is analytic in a domain , where is the complex plane. Consider a disc centered at ; then, the function can be expressed in the following series expansion:
Definition 2
which converges to in a neighborhood of point wisely.
([8]). Assume that is an analytic function; then, Taylor series expansion at any point of in its domain is given by
2.2. Basic Formulas of Series and Improper Integrals
In this section, we introduce some series and improper integrals that are needed in our work.
Lemma 1.
The following factorization formula holds for n, as follows
Proof.
To prove Equation (1), we define an integral whose solution can be expressed by two different forms: the left side of Equation (1) and the right side of the equation.
Let
where .
Taking the indefinite integral:
Applying integration by parts on Equation (3) twice, we obtain a reduction formula as follows:
Taking the limit of the integrals in Equation (4) from , we obtain:
Applying Equation (5) times to the integral , we obtain:
The integral can be calculated easily using twice integration by parts to obtain:
Substituting the fact in Equation (7) into Equation (6), we obtain:
Therefore, the left side of Equation (1) is obtained.
Now, we express the solution of Equation (2) in another form, that is, to obtain the right side of Equation (1), as follows:
Using the power trigonometric formula deduced using De Moivre’s formula, Euler’s formula, and the binomial theorem [10] (p. 31)
Substituting Equation (9) into Equation (2), we obtain:
Therefore, by changing the order of the integral and the sum in Equation (10), we obtain:
To evaluate the integral , we apply twice integration by parts to obtain:
Substituting the result in Equation (12) into Equation (11), we obtain:
Therefore, the right side of Equation (1) is obtained.
Then, equating Equation (13) with Equation (8); this, thus, completes the proof of Equation (21). □
Lemma 2.
The following factorization holds for nas,
Proof.
The proof is obtained by repeating the same process in proving Lemma (1), but by using the integral , where . □
Lemma 3.
The following factorization formula holds for, and , as follows:
Proof.
This is a direct result obtained by multiplying Equation (1) by Equation (14). □
Lemma 4.
The following formulas of improper integrals are created using Lemmas (1–3):
Proof.
where . □
The formula is obtained by multiplying both sides of Equation (1) by , then integrating both sides from 0 to , and using the well-known fact:
Proof.
The formula is obtained by differentiating both sides of Equation (16) with respect to . □
Proof.
where
□
The formula is obtained by multiplying both sides of Equation (14) by , then integrating both sides from 0 to , and using the well-known fact:
Proof.
The formula is obtained by differentiating both sides of Equation (18) with respect to . □
Lemma 5.
Let and ,
. Then, we have the following improper integrals:
Proof.
and
where
□
The formula is obtained by multiplying both sides of Equation (15) by , then integrating both sides from 0 to , and using the well-known facts:
Proof.
The formula can be obtained by differentiating both sides of Equation (20) with respect to . □
3. New Master Theorems
In this part, we present new theorems to help mathematicians, engineers, and physicists solve complicated improper integrals. To obtain our objective, we introduce some facts concerning analytic functions [7,9,12].
Assuming that is an analytic function in a disc centered at α, then using Taylor’s expansion, where and are real constants, we have
substituting into , where is not completely arbitrary, since it must be smaller than the radius of , we obtain
Using the formulas
one can obtain
Similarly,
Next, the parameters in Equations (23) and (24) can be modified in the following lemma.
Lemma 3.
whetherbe real or imaginary, and is absolutely convergent. Then
and,
where, , and x is any real number.
Assume that is an analytic function that has the following series expansion:
The next part of this section includes the new master theorems that we establish. Moreover, we mention here that Cauchy’s results in [3] are identical to our results with special choices of the parameters, as will be discussed later.
Theorem 1.
where.
Letbe an analytic function in a disccentered at α, where. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof.
Let
Now, since is an analytic function around , substituting the fact in Equation (23) into Equation (29), we obtain
Fubini’s theorem implies changing the order of the summation and the improper integral to obtain
The fact in Equation (1) implies that Equation (31) becomes
The result comes directly, by comparing the definition of the function in Equation (25) with the definition of the function in Equation (22), to obtain
□
Theorem 2.
whereand.
Letbe an analytic function in a disccentered at α, where. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof.
Let
Now, since is an analytic function around and substituting the fact in Equation (24) into Equation (34), we obtain
Substituting the fact in Equation (2) into Equation (35), we obtain
The fact in Equation (22) implies that Equation (36) becomes
Hence, this completes the proof. □
We should point out that appears in Equation (33) because the lower index of the infinite summation started from and not from , as is the case in Equation (29). Thus, when we want to express the answer in terms of the original function , we add and subtract to obtain our result.
Theorem 3.
whereand ).
Let be an analytic function in a disccentered at α, where. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof.
The proof of Theorem 3 can be obtained by similar arguments to Theorem 2 and using the fact (3) in Lemma 1. □
Theorem 4.
where.
Letbe an analytic function in a disccentered at. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof.
The proof of Theorem 4 can be obtained by similar arguments to Theorem 1 and using the fact (4) in Lemma 1. □
Theorem 5.
whereand.
Letbe an analytic function in a disccentered at α, where. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof.
Let
Now, since is an analytic function around and substituting the fact in Equation (24) into Equation (40), we obtain
Substituting the fact in Equation (9) into Equation (41), we obtain
where
The fact in Equation (22) implies that Equation (42) becomes
where and .
Hence, this completes the proof of Theorem 5. □
Theorem 6.
where, , , and
Letbe an analytic function in a disccentered at α, where. Then, we have the following improper integral formula:
Proof
The proof of Theorem 6 can be obtained by similar arguments to Theorem 5 and using the fact (6) in Lemma 2. □
The following table, Table 1 illustrates some corollaries of the theorems with special cases and presents some values of improper integrals under certain conditions.
Table 1.
Improper integral formulas with the series representation as detailed in Equation (25).
4. Applications and Examples
In this section, we present the results, applications, and observations of the proposed theorems. We also show that the simple cases of the master theorems are identical to the results obtained by Cauchy, as detailed in his memoirs, using Residue Theorem 4. Additionally, some examples on difficult integrals that cannot be treated directly by usual methods are addressed. In this section, we show the applicability of our results in handling such problems.
4.1. Some Remarks on the Theorems
Remark 1.
where.
Lettingand
in Theorem 3, we obtain
By letting
Letting
This result appears in [10] (Theorem 4). Further, we show that Cauchy made a mistake in this result (see [4]) (P. 62 formula (10)).
The following table, Table 2 presents some remarks on improper integrals.
Table 2.
Remarks on improper integrals, where .
4.2. Generating Improper Integrals
In this section, we show the mechanism of generating an infinite number of integrals by choosing the function and finding the real or imaginary part. It is worth noting that some of these integrals with special cases appear in [40,41,42,43] when solving some applications related to finding Green’s function, one-dimensional vibrating string problems, wave motion in elastic solids, and when using Fourier cosine and Fourier Sine transforms.
To illustrate the idea, we show some general examples that are applied on Theorems 1, 2, and 3, as follows:
- 1.
- Setting :
- Using Theorem (1) and setting we have:
Thus,
where
Setting m = 1, the obtained integral is a Fourier cosine transform [40,41] of the function .
- Using Theorem (3), and setting we have:
Thus,
Setting m = 1, the obtained integral is a Fourier sine transform [40,41] of the function .
- 2.
- Setting .
- Using Theorem (1), we have:
- Using Theorem (2), we have:
Thus,
- 3.
- Setting .
- Using Theorem (1), we have:
Thus,
- Using Theorem (3), we have:
Thus,
where .
- 4.
- Setting
- Using Theorem (1), we have:
Thus,
- 5.
- Setting ,
- Using Theorem (1), we have:
Thus,
- Setting , we have:
Thus,
4.3. Solving Improper Integrals
In this section, some applications on complicated problems are introduced and solved directly depending on our new theorems. We note that the Mathematica and Maple software cannot solve such examples.
Example 1.
where.
Evaluate the following integral:
Solution:
Using Theorem 1 and setting , or using Remark 6 Table 2 and setting and , we set
Therefore, we have , and .
Thus, we obtain
Example 2.
where.
Evaluate the following integral:
Solution.
Using Theorem 4, let and .
Therefore, we have
Therefore, we have
Now, taking the derivative of with respect to , we obtain
Therefore,
Putting in Equation (45), we obtain the following integral:
Example 3.
where .
Evaluate the following integral:
Solution.
Using Theorem 5 and taking , let .
Thus, we have
Therefore, setting , in Theorem 5, we obtain
5. Conclusions
In this research, we introduce new theorems that simplify calculating improper integrals. These results can establish many instances of formulas of improper integrals and solve them directly without complicated calculations or computer software. We illustrate some remarks that analyze our work.
- The proposed theorems are considered powerful techniques for generating improper integrals and testing the results when using other methods to solve similar examples.
- These theorems can be illustrated in tables of integrations, with different values of functions and generate more results.
- The obtained improper integrals cannot be solved manually (simply) or by computer software such as Mathematica and Maple.
We intend to generalize the proposed theorems and make tables and algorithms to simplify their use during the applications. Additionally, these results can be used to solve differential equations by inverting the integrals into differential equations.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; methodology, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; software, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; validation, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; formal analysis, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; investigation, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; resources, R.S. and A.Q.; data curation, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; writing—original draft preparation, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; writing—review and editing, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; visualization, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; supervision, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q.; project administration, R.S. and A.Q.; funding acquisition, M.A.-G., R.S. and A.Q. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
Not applicable.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
References
- Arfken, G.B.; Weber, H.J. Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 5th ed.; Academic Press: Boston, MA, USA, 2000. [Google Scholar]
- Nahin, P.J. Inside Interesting Integrals; Springer: New York, NY, USA, 2015. [Google Scholar]
- Roussos, I. Improper Riemann Integrals; CRC, Taylor & Francis Group: Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2013. [Google Scholar]
- Cauchy, A.L. Memoire sur les Integrales Definies, Prises Entre des Limites Imaginaires; Reprint of the 1825 Original; Oeuvres Completes d’Au914 Gustin Cauchy, Series II; Gauthier-Villars: Paris, France, 1974; Volume 15, pp. 41–89. [Google Scholar]
- Cauchy, A.L. Sur diverses relations qui existent entre les résidus des fonctions et les intégrales définies. Exerc. Mathématiques 1826, 1, 95–113. [Google Scholar]
- Harold, P.B. Cauchy’s Residue Sore Thumb. Am. Math. Mon. 2018, 125, 16–28. [Google Scholar]
- Stein, E.M.; Shakarchi, R. Complex Analysis; Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, USA, 2003. [Google Scholar]
- Thomas, G.B.; Finney, R.L. Calculus and Analytic Geometry; Addison Wesley: Boston, MA, USA, 1996. [Google Scholar]
- Henrici, P. Applied and Computational Complex Analysis; John Wiley & Sons: New York, NY, USA, 1988; Volume 1. [Google Scholar]
- Zwillinger, D. Table of Integrals, Series, and Products; Academic Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, 2014. [Google Scholar]
- Zwillinger, D. CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulas; Chapman and Hall/CRC: London, UK, 2018. [Google Scholar]
- Brown, J.W.; Churchill, R.V. Complex Variables and Applications; McGraw-Hill: New York, NY, USA, 1996. [Google Scholar]
- Abu Ghuwaleh, M.; Saadeh, R.; Burqan, A. New Theorems in Solving Families of Improper Integrals. Axioms 2022, 11, 301. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Abu-Ghuwaleh, M.; Saadeh, R.; Qazza, A. General Master Theorems of Integrals with Applications. Mathematics 2022, 10, 3547. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Rasham, T.; Nazam, M.; Aydi, H.; Agarwal, R.P. Existence of Common Fixed Points of Generalized∆-Implicit Locally Contractive Mappings on Closed Ball in Multiplicative G-metric Spaces with Applications. Mathematics 2022, 10, 3369. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Rasham, T.; Nazam, M.; Aydi, H.; Shoaib, A.; Park, C.; Lee, J.R. Hybrid pair of multivalued mappings in modular-like metric spaces and applications. AIMS Math. 2022, 7, 10582–10595. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Abu-Gdairi, R.; Al-Smadi, M.H. An Efficient Computational Method for 4th-order Boundary Value Problems of Fredholm IDEs. Appl. Math. Sci. 2013, 7, 4761–4774. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Abu-Gdairi, R.; Al-Smadi, M.H.; Gumah, G. An Expansion Iterative Technique for Handling Fractional Differential Equations Using Fractional Power Series Scheme. J. Math. Stat. 2015, 11, 29–38. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef][Green Version]
- Li, L.; Liu, J.G.; Wang, L. Cauchy problems for Keller–Segel type time–space fractional diffusion equation. J. Differ. Equ. 2018, 265, 1044–1096. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Yang, J.P.; Liao, Y.-S. Direct Collocation with Reproducing Kernel Approximation for Two-Phase Coupling System in a Porous Enclosure. Mathematics 2021, 9, 897. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Y.; Huang, M.; Li, B. Besicovitch Almost Periodic Solutions of Abstract Semi-Linear Differential Equations with Delay. Mathematics 2022, 10, 639. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Laib, H.; Boulmerka, A.; Bellour, A.; Birem, F. Numerical solution of two-dimensional linear and nonlinear Volterra integral equations using Taylor collocation method. J. Comput. Appl. Math. 2022, 417, 114537. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Finerman, A. (Ed.) University Education in Computing Science: Proceedings of a Conference on Graduate Academic and Related Research Programs in Computing Science, Held at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, June 1967; Academic Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, 2014. [Google Scholar]
- Freihat, A.; Abu-Gdairi, R.; Khalil, H.; Abuteen, E.; Al-Smadi, M.; Khan, R.A. Fitted Reproducing Kernel Method for Solving a Class of third-Order Periodic Boundary Value Problems. Am. J. Appl. Sci. 2016, 13, 501–510. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Saadeh, R.; Ghazal, B. A New Approach on Transforms: Formable Integral Transform and Its Applications. Axioms 2021, 10, 332. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Saadeh, R.; Qazza, A.; Burqan, A. A New Integral Transform: ARA Transform and Its Properties and Applications. Symmetry 2020, 12, 925. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Ahmed, S.A.; Qazza, A.; Saadeh, R. Exact Solutions of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations via the New Double Integral Transform Combined with Iterative Method. Axioms 2022, 11, 247. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Burqan, A.; Saadeh, R.; Qazza, A. A Novel Numerical Approach in Solving Fractional Neutral Pantograph Equations via the ARA Integral Transform. Symmetry 2022, 14, 50. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Qazza, A.; Burqan, A.; Saadeh, R. A New Attractive Method in Solving Families of Fractional Differential Equations by a New Transform. Mathematics 2021, 9, 3039. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, X.; Li, Y.; Liu, Z.; Li, J. Sensitivity analysis for optimal control problems described by nonlinear fractional evolution inclusions. Fract. Calc. Appl. Anal. 2018, 21, 1439–1470. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Liu, Y.; Liu, Z.; Wen, C.-F. Existence of solutions for space-fractional parabolic hemivariational inequalities. Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst.-B 2019, 24, 1297. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Glaisher, J.W.L. A new formula in definite integrals. Lond. Edinb. Dublin Philos. Mag. J. Sci. 1874, 48, 53–55. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Berndt, B. Ramanujan’s Notebooks, Part I; Springer: New York, NY, USA, 1985. [Google Scholar]
- Amdeberhan, T.; Espinosa, O.; Gonzalez, I.; Harrison, M.; Moll, V.H.; Straub, A. Ramanujan’s Master Theorem. Ramanujan J. 2012, 29, 103–120. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Glasser, M.L.; Milgram, M. Master theorems for a family of integrals. Integral Transforms Spec. Funct. 2014, 25, 805. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef][Green Version]
- Reynolds, R.; Stauffer, A. Derivation of Logarithmic and Logarithmic Hyperbolic Tangent Integrals Expressed in Terms of Special Functions. Mathematics 2020, 8, 687. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Luchko, Y. General Fractional Integrals and Derivatives of Arbitrary Order. Symmetry 2021, 13, 755. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Reynolds, R.; Stauffer, A. Table in Gradshteyn and Ryzhik: Derivation of Definite Integrals of a Hyperbolic Function. Science 2021, 3, 37. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Prudnikov, A.P.; Brychkov, Y.A.; Marichev, O.I. Integrals and Series: Direct Laplace Transforms; Routledge: London, UK, 2018. [Google Scholar]
- Boas, M.L. Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences; John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2006. [Google Scholar]
- Bracewell, R.N. The Fourier Transform and Its Applications; McGraw-Hill: New York, NY, USA, 1986. [Google Scholar]
- Duffy, D.G. Green’s Functions with Applications; Chapman and Hall/CRC: Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2015. [Google Scholar]
- Graff, K.F. Wave Motion in Elastic Solids; Courier Corporation: Chelmsford, MA, USA, 2012. [Google Scholar]
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. |
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).