# Does $\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\cos(\ln x)}{\sqrt{x^{4}+1}}\text dx$ converges?

Given $$\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\cos(\ln x)}{\sqrt{x^{4}+1}}\text dx$$

I need to check if the integral absolutely converges, Conditionally converges or diverges.

what I did was to use Linearity, given $$\int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{\cos(\ln x)}{\sqrt{x^{4}+1}}\text dx$$

I've tried to make u-substitution as: $$x^2 = t$$ and got $$\frac{1}{2}\int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{\cos(\frac{1}{2}\ln t))}{\sqrt{t^{3}+t}}\text dx$$

than I tried to make another u-substitution as: $$\ln t = k$$ so that: $$\frac{1}{2}\int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{\cos(\frac{k}{2})\exp^{k}}{\sqrt{\exp^{3k}+\exp^{k}}}\text dx$$

but on that point I got stuck as another substitution would not help and also Integration by parts will not work.

• You can notice that: $$\left|\frac{\cos(\ln(x))}{\sqrt{1+x^4}} \right| \leq \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^4}}$$ and $$\int_0^\infty \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^4}} dx$$ is absolutely convergent. Apr 23, 2018 at 13:32
• This integral can computed symbolically. Apr 23, 2018 at 13:55

You are looking for $$\text{Re}\int_{0}^{+\infty}\frac{x^i}{\sqrt{x^4+1}}\,\text dx = \frac{1}{4\sqrt{\pi}}\,\text{Re}\left[\Gamma\left(\tfrac{1+i}{4}\right)\Gamma\left(\tfrac{1-i}{4}\right)\right]=\frac{1}{4\sqrt{\pi}}\left\|\Gamma\left(\tfrac{1+i}{4}\right)\right\|^2$$ by Euler's Beta function. It approximately equals $$\frac{43}{50}$$.
The numerator is absolutely bounded by $1$, while the denominator is asymptotic to $x^2$.