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A probabilistic proof of some integral formulas involving incomplete gamma functions

Probability 2024-05-29 v2

Abstract

The theory of normal variance mixture distributions is used to provide elementary derivations of closed-form expressions for the definite integrals 0x2νcos(bx)γ(ν,αx2)dx\int_0^\infty x^{-2\nu}\cos(bx)\gamma(\nu,\alpha x^2)\,\mathrm{d}x (for ν>1/2\nu>1/2, b>0b>0 α>0\alpha>0) and 0x2ν1cos(bx)Γ(ν,αx2)dx\int_0^\infty x^{2\nu-1}\cos(bx)\Gamma(-\nu,\alpha x^2)\,\mathrm{d}x (for ν>0\nu>0, b>0b>0 α>0\alpha>0), where γ(a,x)\gamma(a,x) and Γ(a,x)\Gamma(a,x) are the lower and upper incomplete gamma functions, respectively. The method of proof is of independent interest and could be used to derive further new definite integral formulas.

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@article{arxiv.2309.10004,
  title  = {A probabilistic proof of some integral formulas involving incomplete gamma functions},
  author = {Robert E. Gaunt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.10004},
  year   = {2024}
}

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