Help Solving Integral Relevant to Sterman-Weinberg Jets in QFT

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The forum discussion centers on solving an integral related to Sterman-Weinberg Jets in Quantum Field Theory (QFT). The integral presented is \(\int_{\theta=\pi-\delta}^{\theta=\pi}\frac{d\cos (\theta)}{1-\cos^2(\theta)}\), which the user solved to yield \(\frac{1}{2}\left[\log\left(\frac{1+\cos\delta}{1-\cos\delta}\right)-\log\left(\frac{1-\cos\delta}{1+\cos\delta}\right)\right]\). The discrepancy arises as the text claims the result should be proportional to \(\log\delta^2\), which is confirmed to be accurate under the approximation \(\delta << 1\).

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Hi!
I'm studying Sterman-Weinberg Jets in QFT and I came about with this integral. Despite it is very simple, I can't solve it.
The integral is
[tex] \int_{\theta=\pi-\delta}^{\theta=\pi}\frac{d\cos (\theta)}{1-\cos^2(\theta)}[/tex]
Solving it I get
[tex] \frac{1}{2}\left[\log\left(\frac{1+\cos\delta}{1-\cos\delta}\right)-\log\left(\frac{1-\cos\delta}{1+\cos\delta}\right)\right][/tex]
However, the text states that the result is proportional to
[tex] \log\delta^2[/tex]

Any ideas?
 
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I get the correct result. [itex]\log\delta^2[/itex] follows from the approximation [itex]\delta<<1[/itex].
 

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