Regularization by differentiation respect to a parameter

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let be the integrals

\int_{0}^{\infty}dxx^{2} (x-a)^{1/2}=I1 and

\int_{0}^{\infty}dxx^{2} (x-a)^{-1/2}=I2

is then correct that I2= 2\frac{dI1}{da}

whenever applying a regularization scheme , is it correct to differentiate with respct to external parameters ??
 
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zetafunction said:
let be the integrals

\int_{0}^{\infty}dxx^{2} (x-a)^{1/2}=I1 and

\int_{0}^{\infty}dxx^{2} (x-a)^{-1/2}=I2

is then correct that I2= 2\frac{dI1}{da}

whenever applying a regularization scheme , is it correct to differentiate with respct to external parameters ??
Usually it is correct - typically one simply assumes an analytic dependence on a.

But rigorous proofs would have to take into account the detailed properties of a regularization scheme, and the meaning of the integrals...
 
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