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Asymptotics of some generalised sine-integrals

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2021-04-30 v4

Abstract

We obtain the asymptotic expansion for large integer nn of a generalised sine-integral 0(sinxx)ndx\int_0^\infty\left(\frac{\sin\,x}{x}\right)^{n}dx by utilising the saddle-point method. This expansion is shown to agree with recent results of J. Schlage-Puchta in {\it Commun. Korean Math. Soc.} {\bf 35} (2020) 1193--1202 who used a different approach. An asymptotic estimate is obtained for another related sine-integral also involving a large power nn. Numerical results are given to illustrate the accuracy of this approximation. We also revisit the asymptotics of Ball's integral involving the Bessel function Jν(x)J_\nu(x), which reduces to the above integral when ν=1/2\nu=1/2.

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@article{arxiv.2011.05156,
  title  = {Asymptotics of some generalised sine-integrals},
  author = {R B Paris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.05156},
  year   = {2021}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures

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