Can the integral be made to converge by changing the variable?

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greetings . we have the integral :
[tex]\lim_{T\to \infty }\int_{2-iT}^{2+iT}\frac{(s-1)^{n}}{s}ds[/tex]

which diverges for every value of n except [itex]n=0[/itex]
if we perform the change of variables :

[tex]s\rightarrow \frac{1}{s}[/tex]

then :
[tex]\lim_{T\to \infty }\int_{2-iT}^{2+iT}\frac{(s-1)^{n}}{s}ds=\int_{-i}^{i}\frac{(1-s)^{n}}{s^{n+1}}ds[/tex]

which converges . am i missing something here , or is this correct !?
 
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mmzaj said:
greetings . we have the integral :
[tex]\lim_{T\to \infty }\int_{2-iT}^{2+iT}\frac{(s-1)^{n}}{s}ds[/tex]

which diverges for every value of n except [itex]n=0[/itex]
if we perform the change of variables :

Can you solve it for n=2 using antiderivatives? That is, what is:

[tex]\lim_{T\to\infty}\left(-2s+\frac{s^2}{2}+\log(s)\right)_{2-iT}^{2+iT}[/tex]
 
mmzaj said:
greetings . we have the integral :
[tex]\lim_{T\to \infty }\int_{2-iT}^{2+iT}\frac{(s-1)^{n}}{s}ds[/tex]

which diverges for every value of n except [itex]n=0[/itex]
if we perform the change of variables :

[tex]s\rightarrow \frac{1}{s}[/tex]

then :
[tex]\lim_{T\to \infty }\int_{2-iT}^{2+iT}\frac{(s-1)^{n}}{s}ds=\int_{-i}^{i}\frac{(1-s)^{n}}{s^{n+1}}ds[/tex]

which converges . am i missing something here , or is this correct !?

You need to split the original integration range into two parts at s = 0. Now when you change s to 1/s, you will be able to get the correct integration limits. Note also that the original T becomes 1/T.