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Lec#44 Real Analysis | Lecturer Mathematics preparation | Improper integrals
∞
∞
න 𝒙𝜶−𝟏 𝒆−𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝜶 > 𝟎 𝑝 = 2 > 1 𝑠𝑜 𝑏𝑦 𝐿. C. T න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡.
∞𝟎 1 ∞ 1
න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 ∞
Hence given integral 0 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 is convergent.
0 0 1
1
Gamma Function: The improper integral
𝛼−1 −𝑥 ∞
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 න 𝑥 𝑒 𝑑𝑥
0 Γ 𝛼 = න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 0
lim 𝑥 1−𝛼 𝑓(𝑥) = lim 𝑒 −𝑥 = 1 ≠ ∞
𝑥→0 𝑥→0 is called Gamma function. The Gamma function may be
1 regarded as a generalization of factorial function 𝑛!.
So by L.C.T 0 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 is convergent if 1 − 𝛼 < 1 or
𝛼 > 0. Theorem:
∞
1) Γ 𝑥 + 1 = 𝑥Γ 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 0
𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 න 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥
1 2) Γ 𝑛 + 1 = 𝑛! 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 𝛼−1 𝑒 −𝑥
𝑥 𝛼+1 3) log Γ 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑥 𝑜𝑛 (0, ∞)
lim 𝑥 2 𝑓(𝑥) = lim 𝑥 = 0
𝑥→0 𝑥→0 𝑒
𝑸: න 𝒙𝟑 𝒆−𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝑸: න 𝒙𝟔 𝒆−𝟐𝒙 𝒅𝒙
𝟎 𝟎
𝑑𝑡
∞ ∞ Solution: Let 𝑡 = 2𝑥 then 𝑑𝑥 = then
Solution: 0 𝑥 3 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 0 𝑥 4−1 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 ∞ 2∞
−𝑦3
𝜋 𝑒 −𝑎𝑡 𝜋
න 𝑦𝑒 𝑑𝑥 = න 𝑑𝑡 =
3 𝑡 𝑎
0 0
𝟏
𝟎 𝟏/𝟐 𝟏 B 𝑚, 𝑛 = න 𝒙𝒎−𝟏 (𝟏 − 𝒙)𝒏−𝟏 𝒅𝒙
න 𝒙𝒎−𝟏 (𝟏 − 𝒙)𝒏−𝟏 𝒅𝒙 = න 𝒙𝒎−𝟏 (𝟏 − 𝒙)𝒏−𝟏 𝒅𝒙 + න 𝒙𝒎−𝟏 (𝟏 − 𝒙)𝒏−𝟏 𝒅𝒙 𝟎
𝟎 𝟎 𝟏/𝟐
1/2 is called Beta function.
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 න 𝑥 𝑚−1 (1 − 𝑥)𝑛−1 𝑑𝑥
0
Theorem:
𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 𝑚−1 (1 − 𝑥)𝑛−1
𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 1−𝑚 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖𝑚(1 − 𝑥)𝑛−1 = 1 ≠ ∞ 1) B 𝑚, 𝑛 = B 𝑛, 𝑚
𝑥→0 𝑥→0
Γ 𝑚 Γ n
So by
1/2
L.C.T0 𝑥 𝑚−1 (1 − 𝑥) 𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥 is cgt if 1 − 𝑚 < 1 or 𝑚 > 0. 2) B 𝑚, 𝑛 =
Γ(𝑚+𝑛)
1 𝜋/2
𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 1/2 𝑥 𝑚−1 (1 − 𝑥)𝑛−1 𝑑𝑥 3) 𝐵 𝑚, 𝑛 = 2 0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 2𝑚−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 2𝑛−1 𝑑𝜃
𝑙𝑖𝑚(𝑥 − 1)1−𝑛 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 𝑚−1 = 1 ≠ ∞
𝑥→1 𝑥→1
1
So by L.C.T 1/2 𝑥 𝑚−1 (1 − 𝑥)𝑛−1 𝑑𝑥 is cgt if 1 − 𝑛 < 1 or 𝑛 > 0.
Thus