Generalization of Risch's Algorithm to Special Functions
Abstract
Symbolic integration deals with the evaluation of integrals in closed form. We present an overview of Risch's algorithm including recent developments. The algorithms discussed are suited for both indefinite and definite integration. They can also be used to compute linear relations among integrals and to find identities for special functions given by parameter integrals. The aim of this presentation is twofold: to introduce the reader to some basic ideas of differential algebra in the context of integration and to raise awareness in the physics community of computer algebra algorithms for indefinite and definite integration.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.1481,
title = {Generalization of Risch's Algorithm to Special Functions},
author = {C. G. Raab},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.1481},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
19 pages, 1 style file, in: "Integration, Summation and Special Functions in Quantum Field Theory", to appear at Springer Verlag, Vienna