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Re: wrong result when computing a definite integral
Posted:
Jan 11, 2013 10:23 PM
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On Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:38:22 PM UTC-6, Dexter Filmore wrote:
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> i run into this problem today when giving a bunch of easy integrals to mathematica.
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> here's a wolfram alpha link to the problem:
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> http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Integrate%5BExp%5BI+Sqrt%5B3%5Dy%5D%2C%7Bx%2C-2Pi%2C2Pi%7D%2C%7By%2C-Pi%2CPi%7D%5D#
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> the integrand does not depend on the 'x' variable, the inner integration should only result in a factor of 4Pi, and the correct result is a real number, yet the below integral gives a complex number which is far off from the correct value:
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> Integrate[Exp[I Sqrt[3] y], {x, -2 Pi, 2 Pi}, {y, -Pi, Pi}] -> -((4 I (-1 + E^(2 I Sqrt[3] Pi)) Pi)/Sqrt[3])
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> from some trial and error it seems the result is also incorrect for non-integer factors in the exponential.
Thank you for the example. I reported this as a bug. I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused.
Daniel Lichtblau
Wolfram Research
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