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Re: A bug-looking behavior during integration
Posted:
Feb 28, 2013 9:25 PM
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This does appear to be a bug. Two other examples (Mathematica 8.0.4):
In: Integrate[UnitStep[(1+Cos[ArcTan[x, y]])-Sqrt[x^2+y^2]], {x, -Infinity, Infinity}, {y, -Infinity, Infinity}]
Out: 0
In: Integrate[UnitStep[Cos[3*ArcTan[x, y]]-Sqrt[x^2+y^2]], {x, -Infinity, Infinity}, {y, -Infinity, Infinity}]
Out: 0
Alex
On Wed, 27 Feb 2013, Alexei Boulbitch wrote:
> Dear community,
>
> I would like to report a strange behaviour, that looks most of all like a bug.
>
> The integral of the UnitStep of some function
>
> Integrate[
> UnitStep[Sqrt[Sqrt[x^2 + y^2] + x] -
> 0.7 Sqrt[x^2 + y^2]], {x, -Infinity, Infinity}, {y, -Infinity,Infinity}]
>
> 0
>
> returns zero as you see, though the function under the integral is 1 within some domain in the form of a cardioid, and zero outside of it. To make it sure evaluate this:
>
> Plot3D[UnitStep[
> Sqrt[Sqrt[x^2 + y^2] + x] - 0.7 Sqrt[x^2 + y^2]], {x, -3, 5}, {y, -3, 5}]
>
> The integral must be positive, therefore.
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> Taking the numerical value of the same integral one finds a finite positive value:
>
> NIntegrate[
> UnitStep[Sqrt[Sqrt[x^2 + y^2] + x] -
> 0.7 Sqrt[x^2 + y^2]], {x, -Infinity, Infinity}, {y, -Infinity, Infinity}]
>
> 19.6268
>
> Is it indeed a bug?
>
> Regards, Alexei
>
>
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