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A Functional Identity involving Elliptic Integrals

Mathematical Physics 2018-10-15 v2 math.MP

Abstract

We show that the following double integral 0πdx0xdy11pcosx1+qcosy\int_{0}^\pi {\rm d}x \int_0^x {\rm d}y \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\smash[b]{p}\cos x}\sqrt{1+\smash[b]{q\cos y}}}remains invariant as one trades the parameters pp and qq for p=1p2p'=\sqrt{1-p^2} and q=1q2q'=\sqrt{1-q^2} respectively. This invariance property is suggested from symmetry considerations in the operating characterstics of a semiconductor Hall-effect device.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1701.06310,
  title  = {A Functional Identity involving Elliptic Integrals},
  author = {M. L. Glasser and Yajun Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.06310},
  year   = {2018}
}
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