Group Abstract Group Abstract

Message Boards Message Boards

1
|
2.6K Views
|
4 Replies
|
4 Total Likes
View groups...
Share
Share this post:

Definite integral evaluation in terms of special functions

Posted 2 years ago

How can I write the integral

Integrate[Exp[-x - a/x]/(b+c/x), {x, 0, \[Infinity]}]

in terms of special functions where a, b, and c can be treated as real positive constants.

I know that if b = 0, the result is:

(2*a*BesselK[2, 2 Sqrt[a]])/c

However, if b > 0, I cannot seem to be able to write the integral in terms of any known special functions.

Any help is appreciated!

POSTED BY: Ahmad Gendia
4 Replies

AsymptoticIntegrate compute a series solution of integral.

Notation "{b, 0, 1}" mean a compute series at b=0 with order 1.

"b->0" mean b tending to zero or b close to zero.

POSTED BY: Mariusz Iwaniuk

I get results also in the following special cases:

With[{a = 0},
 Integrate[Exp[-x - a/x]/(b + c/x), {x, 0, \[Infinity]}]]
With[{c = 0},
 Integrate[Exp[-x - a/x]/(b + c/x), {x, 0, \[Infinity]}]]
POSTED BY: Gianluca Gorni

I have only, if: b->0

AsymptoticIntegrate[E^(-(a/x) - x)/(b + c/x), {x, 0, Infinity}, {b, 0, 1}, Assumptions -> a > 0]

(*(2 a BesselK[2, 2 Sqrt[a]])/c - (2 a^(3/2) b BesselK[3, 2 Sqrt[a]])/c^2*)

If: b->Infinity

 AsymptoticIntegrate[E^(-(a/x) - x)/(b + c/x), {x, 0, Infinity}, {b, Infinity, 1}, Assumptions -> a > 0]

 (*(2 Sqrt[a] BesselK[1, 2 Sqrt[a]])/b*)

if:a ->0

 AsymptoticIntegrate[E^(-(a/x) - x)/(b + c/x), {x, 0, Infinity}, {a, 0, 1}]
 (*-((a E^(c/b) (Gamma[0, c/b] + Log[b/c] + Log[c/b]))/b) + (
  b - c E^(c/b) Gamma[0, c/b] - c E^(c/b) Log[b/c] - 
   c E^(c/b) Log[c/b])/b^2*)

if: c->0

 AsymptoticIntegrate[E^(-(a/x) - x)/(b + c/x), {x, 0, Infinity}, {c, 0, 1}]
 (*-((2 c BesselK[0, 2 Sqrt[a]])/b^2) + (2 Sqrt[a] BesselK[1, 2 Sqrt[a]])/b*)

if: c->Infinity

 AsymptoticIntegrate[ E^(-(a/x) - x)/(b + c/x), {x, 0, Infinity}, {c, Infinity, 1}]
 (*(2 a BesselK[2, 2 Sqrt[a]])/c*)

Regards.

POSTED BY: Mariusz Iwaniuk
Posted 2 years ago

I am sorry, but what does the notation "{b, 0, 1}" mean in the first integral ? also what does "b->0" mean ? I tried to look at the documentation of "AsymptoticIntegrate" but I couldn't quite get it tbh.

Edit: I get it now. Thanks.

POSTED BY: Ahmad Gendia
Reply to this discussion
Community posts can be styled and formatted using the Markdown syntax.
Reply Preview
Attachments
Remove
or Discard