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Why do these two integrations produce different results?

Posted 10 years ago

The two integrals in the attached notebook are algebraically identical but produce different results. I'd like to understand why, and whether there is something I can do to consistently obtain the nonzero result.

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POSTED BY: Peter Iannucci
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Note that there is a singularity for theta=phi=0. This can cause trouble.

POSTED BY: S M Blinder

I've encountered the situation before where the order of integration greatly effects the results. You might find this post to be interesting reading

POSTED BY: Jason Biggs

Yes, strange indeed! And the (wrong!) result depends on the order of integration:

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POSTED BY: Henrik Schachner

As far as I can tell, that's a bug.

POSTED BY: Kay Herbert

Not sure, but 0 is the wrong answer: enter image description here

POSTED BY: Kay Herbert
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