Interesting integral involving modulus of difference of vectors, how to solve?

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Hi guys,

Homework Statement


how do i solve (or approximate if not solvable) this integral

\int\int e^{-\alpha(|\vec{r}_1-\vec{r}_2|-r_0)^2} d^3\vec{r}_1 d^3\vec{r}_2

\alpha>0

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Compute:
<br /> |r_{1}-r_{2}|^{2}=(r_{1}-r_{2}).(r_{1}-r_{2})<br />
What do you get? Or take an easier example, can you compute:
<br /> \int\int e^{-\alpha (|x-y|-a)^{2}}dxdy<br />
 
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