# Calculating of multi-dimensional integral 2

I need help with the calculation of the following integral

$$\int_{\mathcal{S}}(1-x_1^2)^rdx_1\ldots dx_n$$ where $r>0$ and $$\mathcal{S} = \left\{(x_1,\ldots,x_n):a-\epsilon\leq x_1+\ldots+x_n\leq a,\;|x_i|\leq1 \;\;\forall i=1,\ldots,n\right\}$$ for $\epsilon>0$.

This question apparently related to the answer of Fabian in Calculating of multi-dimensional integral, however, in this case there are some non analytically integrals in the way...

Thank you

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Can you expand $(1-x_1^2)^r$ using the (generalized) binomial theorem and apply the result from the other post? –  Eckhard Dec 23 '12 at 14:47
You could implement the constraints on $x_i$ by hand, i.e., let the integral run from $-1$ to $1$ and use the method in the answer to the other question for the global constraint. –  Fabian Dec 23 '12 at 16:30
@Fabian I'm not sure that i'm exactly understand what you mean. Do you mean that I can use the same way just replacing the domain of integration from 0 to infinity to $-1$ to $1$? If so, this is what I tried to do, but, unfortunately it does not work (if i'm not wrong). –  user39097 Dec 23 '12 at 16:45
@Eckhard I am not sure that it will help. The problem is with the domain of integration.... –  user39097 Dec 23 '12 at 16:48
Looks like a difficult integral. Maybe you can expand $(1-x^2)^r$ in a binomial series. I am not sure however if the integral over $s$ can be solve analytically in the end. But anyway better to have a single integral to do numerically than $n$ :-) –  Fabian Dec 23 '12 at 23:01