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Convergence criteria for Frullani-type integrals involving differences of cosines

General Mathematics 2026-05-27 v1

Abstract

For p,qNp,q\in\mathbb{N} and α,βR\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{R}, we investigate the family of improper integrals 0(cosαxcosβx)pxqdx.\int_0^\infty\frac{(\cos\alpha x-\cos\beta x)^p}{x^q}dx. We establish a complete classification of the parameter ranges (p,q;α,β)(p, q; \alpha, \beta) for which the integrals converge or diverge, and we derive explicit closed-form evaluations in all convergent cases. The analysis also reveals a family of combinatorial identities arising naturally from coefficients in the trigonometric power expansions. As a further application of the same method, we study an analogous class of integrals involving powers of sine differences. This extends the work of Laoharenoo and Boonklurb in 2022.

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@article{arxiv.2605.26153,
  title  = {Convergence criteria for Frullani-type integrals involving differences of cosines},
  author = {Atiratch Laoharenoo and Chanatip Sujsuntinukul},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.26153},
  year   = {2026}
}

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