Finding the Residue of this function

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The problem involves finding the integral from 0 to 2π of the function (1/2π)e^(cosθ)cos(2θ), with a focus on determining the residues of related expressions to apply the residue theorem.

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  • Participants discuss the use of the residue theorem and the Cauchy product to find residues of specific functions. There are attempts to express the residues in terms of infinite sums and questions about the correctness of these expressions.

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Some participants have provided guidance on how to compute residues and have shared numerical integration results for verification. Others express confusion about certain steps and seek clarification on the integration process and the use of Mathematica.

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There is mention of constraints related to the original integral's setup and the need to consider specific substitutions when calculating residues. Some participants indicate a lack of access to computational tools like Mathematica, which affects their ability to verify results.

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Homework Statement



The original problem is to find the integral from 0 to 2[itex]\pi[/itex] of [itex]\frac{1}{2\pi}e^{cosθ}cos(2θ)[/itex]

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I have it down to two equations which I believe I have to find the residues of and add the results, multiply by 2[itex]\pi[/itex]i and I will have my answer.

The Attempt at a Solution



Have 1/2(∫e[itex]^{1/2(z+1/z)}[/itex]*z + ∫e[itex]^{1/2(z+1/z)}[/itex]*(1/z[itex]^{3}[/itex])

so I believe I have to find Res(e[itex]^{1/2(z+1/z)}[/itex]*z) and Res(e[itex]^{1/2(z+1/z)}[/itex]*(1/z[itex]^{3}[/itex])

If this is correct I really am unsure of how to find these residues..
 
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You can find the residue of [itex]z e^{\frac{z^2+1}{2z}}[/itex] by using the Cauchy product:

[tex]ze^{\frac{z^2+1}{2z}}=z\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{z^n}{2^n n!} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{2^n n! z^n}=z\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\sum_{k=0}^n \frac{z^k}{2^k k!} \frac{1}{2^{n-k} (n-k)! z^{n-k}}[/tex]

Now that double sum, get all the z's together on one side. Then that's [itex]z^{1+k-(n-k)}[/itex] right? When does that exponent equal -1? When ever 2k+2=n right? Now we only want the coefficients of 1/z for that to sum them up (the resisue is an infinite sum). So we need to sum all the k-values when n=2k+2. So form the inner sum using only the coefficients when n=2k+2 and compute:

[tex]\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} ?[/tex]
 
If I do all of that I get [itex]\sum^{∞}_{k=0}\frac{1}{(k+2)!(2k+2)2^{3k+4}}[/itex] as the coefficient of [itex]\frac{1}{z}[/itex]

so this would be the residue right? Then I just have to do the same thing for the other residue and add them and multiply by 2[itex]\pi[/itex]i according to the residue theorem...
 
Try to check them in Mathematica. It's not hard:

Code:
In[2]:=
NIntegrate[z*Exp[(z^2 + 1)/(2*z)]*I*Exp[I*t] /. 
   z -> Exp[I*t], {t, 0, 2*Pi}]

Out[2]=
5.551115123125783*^-16 + 0.8529277641641219*I

In[3]:=
Sum[1/(2^k*k!*(k + 2)!*2^(k + 2)), {k, 0, Infinity}]

Out[3]=
BesselI[2, 1]

In[4]:=
N[2*Pi*I*BesselI[2, 1]]

Out[4]=
0. + 0.8529277641641214*I
 
i'm sorry I'm kind of lost with the mathematica stuff (don't have the program).. but why did you integrate z*e^((z^2+1)/2z)*i*e^(it) ? I don't understand where the i*e^(it) came from at the end..
 
I understand everything you said about using the Cauchy product.. and went through all of that and then created a single sum from 0 to infinity substituting n=2k+2 to create the coefficient of the 1/z term in the sum, which I thought was the residue... where am I going wrong here?

Thanks for the help
 
The residue of [itex]\displaystyle z e^{\frac{z^2+1}{2z}}[/itex] is [itex]\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{2^k k! (k+2)! 2^{k+2}}[/itex]

That's what you should get when you make the substitution n=2k+2. So we can check that by numerically integrating:

[tex]\mathop\oint\limits_{|z|=1} z e^{\frac{z^2+1}{2z}}dz[/tex]

Now let [itex]z=e^{it}[/itex] so that [itex]dz=ie^{it}[/itex]

and substitute that into the integral above to get:

[tex]\int_0^{2\pi} z e^{\frac{z^2+1}{2z}}ie^{it}dt,\quad z=e^{it}[/tex]

That's what I coded in Mathematica.
 
ahh ok I see now.. so I did the same for the other residue (with 1/z^3 instead of z) and found that the sum is 1/z when n=2k-2 so substituted and got [itex]\sum^{∞}_{k=0}\frac{1}{k!(k-2)!2^{k-1}}[/itex]

then added the two residues and multiplied by 1/2 to get [itex]\sum^{∞}_{k=0}\frac{1}{k!(k-2)!2^{k}}[/itex]

(multiplied by [itex]\frac{1}{2}[/itex] because the original integral had [itex]\frac{1}{4*\pi*i}[/itex] in front before finding residues so [itex]\frac{1}{4*\pi*i}[/itex] * 2[itex]\pi[/itex]*i = [itex]\frac{1}{2}[/itex]

I think this is correct.. Thanks again for your help
 

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