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Saddle-point integration of $C_\infty$ "bump" functions

Complex Variables 2015-08-19 v1

Abstract

This technical note describes the application of saddle-point integration to the asymptotic Fourier analysis of the well-known CC_\infty "bump" function exp[(1x2)1]\exp[-(1-x^2)^{-1}], deriving both the asymptotic decay rate k3/4exp(k)k^{-3/4} \exp(-\sqrt k) of the Fourier transform F(k)F(k) and the exact coefficient. The result is checked against brute-force numerical integration and is extended to generalizations of this bump function.

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@article{arxiv.1508.04376,
  title  = {Saddle-point integration of $C_\infty$ "bump" functions},
  author = {Steven G. Johnson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.04376},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6-page technical report

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