
What does it mean for an "integral" to be convergent?
Feb 17, 2025 · The improper integral $\int_a^\infty f (x) \, dx$ is called convergent if the corresponding limit exists and divergent if the limit does not exist. While I can understand this …
Dirichlet's test for convergence of improper integrals
Improper integrals can be defined as limits of Riemann integrals: all you need is local integrability. However, we know that continuity is "almost necessary" to integrate in the sense of Riemann, …
real analysis - Improper integral $\sin (x)/x $ converges absolutely ...
Improper integral $\sin (x)/x $ converges absolutely, conditionally or diverges? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 7 months ago Modified 1 year, 4 months ago
Necessary condition for the convergence of an improper integral.
Feb 15, 2015 · For improper integrals, infinities are allowed to cancel to some extent. The integral ∫∞af(x)dx is defined as ∫∞ af(x)dx: = lim b → ∞∫b af(x)dx. It may thus be that the total areas of f …
Estimating the value of an improper integral numerically
Jul 10, 2015 · My question is how can I estimate the value of an improper integral from $[0,\\infty)$ if I only have a programming routine that gives me the function evaluated at 100 …
How to know which test to use on improper integral?
Dec 12, 2021 · What is the general way of determining whether you should use direct comparison vs limit comparison for finding if improper integrals are convergent or divergent? I normally …
calculus - Why do we split improper integrals where both bounds …
Jan 17, 2024 · Why do we split improper integrals where both bounds are at infinity? Ask Question Asked 1 year, 11 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago
Practical use and applications of improper integrals
May 4, 2014 · I know that improper integrals are very common in probability and statistics; also, the Laplace transform, the Fourier transform and many special functions like Beta and Gamma …
improper integrals - Intuitively, why does $\int_ {-\infty}^ {\infty ...
According to Wolfram Alpha, $\int_ {-\infty}^ {\infty}\sin (x)dx$ does not converge. This makes no sense to me, intuitively, which I'll justify with a plot: As we see, the positive and negative areas '
Calculus: Improper integrals vs series - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 1, 2013 · What is the difference between improper integrals and the a series? For example, if you solve a type one improper integral from 1 to infinity, the answer is different than if you …