I was wondering, how would one compute the value of

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The computation of the value of \mbox{Si}(\infty+i\infty) involves evaluating the integral \int\limits_{0}^{\infty+i\infty}\frac{\sin t}{t} \mbox{d}t. According to Wolfram Alpha, this integral results in complex infinity, indicating an undefined complex argument. The discussion highlights that the sine integral exhibits problematic behavior for large imaginary numbers, specifically noting that it only remains well-behaved when the imaginary part is bounded.

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I was wondering, how would one compute the value of [tex]\mbox{Si}(\infty+i\infty)[/tex] which is the same as [tex]\int\limits_{0}^{\infty+i\infty}\frac{\sin t}{t} \mbox{d}t[/tex] where i is the imaginary unit, the principal square root of minus one.

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Wolfram alpha says the answer is complex infinity, "an infinite number in the complex plane whose complex argument is unknown or undefined."

The problem is that the sin integral does not behave very nicely for large imaginary numbers. It blows up. It is only well-behaved for large z if the imaginary part remains bounded.
 

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