Questions tagged [elliptic-integrals]
Questions on elliptic integrals, integrals that involve the square root of a cubic or quartic polynomial.
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Asymptotic expansion of $\int_0^1 \frac{\operatorname{K}(r x)}{\sqrt{(1-r^2 x^2)(1-x^2)}} \, \mathrm{d} x $
Notation: For $\varphi \in [0,\frac{\pi}{2}]$ and $k \in [0,1)$ the definitions
$$ \operatorname{F}(\varphi,k) = \int \limits_0^\varphi \frac{\mathrm{d} \theta}{\sqrt{1-k^2 \sin^2(\theta)}} = \int \...
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How to reduce an integral with square root of cubic function into an elliptic integral
I need to calculate the following ntegral:
$$\int \frac{t }{\sqrt{2 t^3 - 3 t^2 + 6 C}} dt$$
where $C$ is a constant to be determined later, so I cannot look for roots of the polynomial in the ...
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Integral $\int_{\sqrt{33}}^\infty\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^3-11x^2+11x+121}}$
How can we prove $$I:=\int_{\sqrt{33}}^\infty\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^3-11x^2+11x+121}}\\=\frac1{6\sqrt2\pi^2}\Gamma(1/11)\Gamma(3/11)\Gamma(4/11)\Gamma(5/11)\Gamma(9/11)?$$
Thoughts of this integral
This ...
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Expressing the solution of $\int\frac{x^2 dx}{a-\sqrt{b^2+x^2}-\sqrt{c^2+x^2}}$ without the use of elliptic integrals of complex arguments?
Mathematica is able to provide me with an analytic solution to this integral, but it involves EllipticF's, EllipticE's, and EllipticPi's, all of complex variables. Are there any integral tables that ...
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Are there any identities for incomplete elliptic integrals of the third kind with complex arguments?
Abramowitz and Stegun provide identites for dealing with incomplete elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds with complex arguments:
For $\tan\theta = \sinh\phi$
17.4.8
$F(i\phi | \alpha) = ...
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Numerical Calculation for Inverse Complete Elliptic Integral of The First Kind? [closed]
Is there a way to calculate the inverse of $K(k)$ which is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind.
Ex:$$K^{-1}(K(k))=k$$
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Closed form of an improper integral to solve the period of a dynamical system
This improper integral comes from a problem of periodic orbit. The integral evaluates one half of the period.
In a special case, the integral is
$$I=\int_{r_1}^{r_2}\frac{dr}{r\sqrt{\Phi^2(r,r_1)-1}}$...
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Evaluating the integral $\int_0^{\pi/4}\sqrt{1-16\sin^2(x)}\mathop{}\!\mathrm dx$
How can we evaluate this integral?
$$\int_\limits{0}^{\pi/4}\sqrt{1-16\sin^2(x)}\mathop{}\!\mathrm dx$$
I tried a substitution
$$u=4\sin x,\quad \mathrm dx=\frac{\mathrm du}{\sqrt{16-u^2}}$$
hence ...
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How can the following be transformed in to a sum of complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kind
I have the following, that I known from a numerical implementation of the problem by a third party should be able to be transformed in to elliptic integrals of the first and second kind however I can'...
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Solving the nonlinear differential equation $ m \ddot x +\alpha x + \beta x^3 = 0$
As the header says: I want to solve the differential equation $ m \ddot x +\alpha x + \beta x^3 = 0$, with initial conditions $x(0) = -x_0$, $\dot x(0)=0$. It comes up in the solution to the equations ...
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Addition formula for $\text{sn}(u)=\text{sn}(u,k)$
I have just learned the definition of the first Jacobian elliptic function $\text{sn}(u)=\text{sn}(u,k)$, defined as the sine of the inverse function of
$$F(\phi,k):=\int_0^\phi \frac{dx}{\sqrt{1-k^2\...
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Complete elliptic integral $K(k) $ for $k>1$
I have always tried to work with elliptic integrals with modulus $k\in(0,1)$ to avoid the issues related to complex variables.
In what follows I have tried to link the integral of modulus greater ...
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Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+k^2 \sin^2 \theta}} \,d \theta$
Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+k^2 \sin^2\theta}}
\,d \theta$
I wang to let $k=-ai \,\,\,\,\,$ ,then :$$\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-a^2 \sin^2\theta}}
\,d \theta$$
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Integer solutions to AGM iteration
Any integer solution to $a^2+b^2=c^2$ also provides an integer solution $x=c$, $y=a$, $z=c+b$, $w=c-b$ to $$agm(x,y)=agm(z,w)$$ where $agm$ denotes Gauss' arithmetic-geometric mean. Are there other ...
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How to derive the volume of the region left when a plane cuts a solid elliptical cylinder?
I need to be able to calculate the volume of an elliptical cylinder that is cut by a plane. It is similar to slicing a cylinder and finding the volume, only this time with an elliptical cylinder. I ...
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Showing that $\sin x\;f(\sin x)\;f^\prime(\cos x)+\cos x\;f(\cos x)\;f^\prime(\sin x)=\frac{2}{\pi\sin x\cos x}$ for $f(x)$ defined by a series
Let
$$f(x) = 1 + \left(\frac12\cdot x\right)^2+\left(\frac12\cdot\frac34 \cdot x^2\right)^2+\left(\frac12\cdot\frac34\cdot\frac56\cdot x^3\right)^2+\cdots$$
Prove that
$$\sin x\;f(\sin x)\;f^\...
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How to evaluate the integral: $\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \cos(x)\sqrt{\cos(x)} \,dx$
$$\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \cos(x)\sqrt{\cos(x)} \,dx$$
I've been trying to find a way to integrate this function for a while.
From my research I think this should reduce to an elliptic integral but I can'...
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Exact value of Elliptic Integrals.
I was taking currently in a elementary calculus course where i found how to find arc lengths of a smooth continuous curve.
so here is how i started :
$$\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1\Rightarrow y=...
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Quotient of quarter periods K' and K of Jacobi elliptic functions
There are several ways to express the quarter period $K$,
$$
K(m)=\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\mathrm{d}\theta}{\sqrt{1-m\sin^2\theta}},
$$
as a power series (and thus for $K'=K(1-m)$ there are, too) and also ...
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Evaluating $K\big(\frac{3-\sqrt{7}}{4\sqrt{2}}\big)$
On MSE, I have seen derivations of the elliptic integral special values
$$K(1/\sqrt{2})=\frac{\Gamma^2(1/4)}{4\sqrt{\pi}}$$
$$K(\tan(\pi/8))=\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{2} +1} \Gamma (1/8)\Gamma (3/8)}{2^{13/4}\...
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Solving for argument of complete elliptic integral of first kind
I have the following equation to be solved for $m$
$\frac{K(1-m)}{K(m)} = a$
where $a$ is known value, $K(m)$ is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind. $K(m)$ can be expressed as an ...
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Calculate $\int \frac{r \: dr}{\sqrt{r^4 l^{-2}+ r^2(1 + a^2 l^{-2}) - 2 m r + a^2}}$
How to solve this integral?
$\displaystyle \int \frac{r \: dr}{\sqrt{r^4 l^{-2}+ r^2(1 + a^2 l^{-2}) - 2 m r + a^2}}$
where, $a,l,m \in \mathbb{R}$ and $m > 0$.
I tried putting this in ...
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Use Taylor series to calculate C(a,2a)/ C(a,a) accurate to 0.001
I have done 1 and 2. I think C(a,a) is a circle. I want to do No 4. I have got a answer to no 3 for E. But I havent idea to do no 4. I have got a answer to C(a,2a)/ C(a,a) from E. After that what how ...
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What is the fastest way to estimate the Arc Length of an Ellipse?
To estimate the circumference of an ellipse there are some good approximations.
$a$ is the semi-major radius and $b$ is the semi-minor radius.
$$L \approx \pi(a+b) \frac{(64-3d^4)}{(64-16d^2 )},\quad ...
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Precision on computation of the complete elliptic integrals
I am looking into elliptic integrals and I am slightly confused about something. The material I'm using for reference is mainly Wikipedia and Higher Transcendental Functions II (page 306 onward).
The ...
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How to integrate $\int\frac{1}{\sqrt{x(x-9)(x-5)}}\,dx$?
Integrate:
$$\int\frac{1}{\sqrt{x(x-9)(x-5)}}\,dx$$
I did some substitutions, but it seems not to be the right path to follow. Some hints?
Noticing that $x(x-9)(x-5) =x((x-7)^2-4)$ we have:
$$\int\...
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Evaluate $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2 \cos^2 \theta+b^2 \sin^2 \theta}} d \theta$
$\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2 \cos^2 \theta+b^2 \sin^2 \theta}} d \theta$
$ = \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{a}\sec \theta \frac{1}{ \sqrt{1+(b/a)^2 \tan^2 \theta}} d \theta$
But i ...
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Multiple integral involving trigonometric functions over a hypercube.
Let $d\ge 1$ be an integer and $\vec{A} := \left(A_j\right)_{j=1}^d \in {\mathbb R}^d$ subject to $\sum\limits_{j=1}^d A_j^2 \le 1$.
Define a following integral:
\begin{equation}
{\mathfrak I}^{(d)}(\...
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Integral of $\int\frac{\mathrm dx}{\sqrt{a+bx^{2\left(1-\frac{1}{k}\right)}-x^2}}$
Can you do
$$\int\frac{\mathrm dx}{\sqrt{a+bx^{2\left(1-\frac{1}{k}\right)}-x^2}}$$
with $a,b\geq0$ and $k$ is a integer bigger than $1$. Can it be expressed in terms of elliptic integrals? Most of ...
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Converting a function of $\cos^2$ to a complete elliptic integral of the first kind
I am having a hard time following Equation 2.6 of Taib, Bachok Bin. "Boundary integral method applied to cavitation bubble dynamics." (1985). The equation is on the middle of page 8 of the document or ...
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An identity involving complete elliptic integrals of the first and third kind.
Let $m = 1-k_3^2 = (2+\sqrt{3})/4$, where $k_3 = (\sqrt{6} - \sqrt{2}) / 4$ is the third elliptic singular value. So $K(m)/K'(m)=\sqrt{3}$. For this special value of $m$, Mathematica tells me that
$$...
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How to derive relationship between Dedekind's $\eta$ function and $\Gamma(\frac{1}{4})$
I am trying to determine in what way to approach finding a connection between Dedekind's Eta Function, defined as $$\eta(\tau)=q^\frac{1}{24}\prod_{n=1}^\infty(1-q^n)$$
where $q=e^{2\pi i \tau}$ is ...
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Definite Integral: $\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{d \theta }{\sqrt{1-k^{2}\cos( \theta )}}$
I need integral result for following integral:
$$\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{d \theta }{\sqrt{1-k^{2}\cos( \theta )}}$$
It will be useful in an electromagnetic simulator. It is obtained as the medium 1/...
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Real and imaginary parts for incomplete elliptic integral 1st kind with complex argument
I have this case: $F(\arcsin u,m)$, where $u>1$, so it ends up as $F(\frac{\pi}{2}-i\text{arccosh} u,m)$.
and I need to decompose it into real and imaginary parts. I have seen this question, but ...
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Evaluate in terms of elliptic integral
Define
$$f(t):=\int_0^1 \frac{\sqrt{x+t+\sqrt{t^2+2tx+1}}}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} dx $$
Can this integral be evaluated in terms of elliptic integrals? I ask because I have established the functional equation
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An identity for the complete elliptic integral of the first kind
On the Wolfram webpage, one can find the following identity for the complete elliptic integal of the first kind $K(z)$:
$$K(z) = \frac{2}{1+\sqrt{1-z}} K\Big( \Big( \frac{1-\sqrt{1-z}}{1+\sqrt{1-z}} \...
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Calculating the lattice of the tori of a non-singular projective cubic curve
If $C$ is the curve in $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^{2}$ defined by the zero set of the polynomial $P^{\lambda}(x,y,z) = y^{2}z - x(x-z)(x-\lambda z)$, for $\lambda$ not $0$ or $1$. Then we know that $C$ is ...
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Can we write elliptic integrals to integrate arbitrary 4th degree polynomial as a programming function?
I have try to solve the problem about the length of cubic bezier curve, in general it is cubic polynomial function
$a_pt^3 + b_pt^2 + c_pt + d_p$
I think the method is differentiate this function ...
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Elliptic Integral from Gradshteyn and Ryzhik
In my course of work I came across the following elliptic integral, and found its solution in Gradshteyn and Ryzhik:
$$\int_{b}^{u} \frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\sqrt{(a-x)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)}} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{(...
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Conversion to elliptic integrals
I have the following differential equation:
$$2\theta'' = h \sin\theta$$
After multiplying both sides by $\frac{\mathrm{d}\theta}{\mathrm{d}x}$, I obtain:
$$\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \left[\...
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Rationality of circumference of an ellipsis with rational semi-axes
We all know that the ratio of circumference of a circle to the radius is a transcendental number, but how about ellipses?
It is well known that the circumference of an ellipse with semi-axes lengths $...
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Asymptotic expansion of complete elliptic integral of third kind
Is there a way to compute the expansion of the complete elliptic integral of third kind
$\Pi(n,k)=\int_0^{\pi/2} \frac{d\varphi}{(1-n\sin^2\varphi)\sqrt{1-k^2\sin^2\varphi}}$
for
$\Pi(1+\epsilon,1-\...
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What is the relation in terms of the integral $\int_{b}^{a}(cos( b)-cos( x))^\frac{1}{2}dx$?
I am considering the relation between the integral$$I_1=\int_{b}^{a}(cos( b)-cos( u))^\frac{1}{2}du$$ and $$I_2=\int_{b}^{a}(cos(k\cdot b)-cos(k\cdot v))^\frac{1}{2}dv$$where $a>b>0$ and $k>0$...
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How to transfer integral to elliptic one
I have the following function
$$E(\theta)=\int \frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{(1-\alpha\cos\theta)(1+\beta\cos\theta)}},$$
I cannot find a suitable change of variable such that $E(\theta)$ converted into ...
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On the asymptotic behavior of the Fourier coefficients of $(1-R\cos\theta)^{-3/2}$
Today in class I showed some ways for dealing with the classical integral $\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{d\theta}{(A+B\cos\theta)^2}$ under the constraints $A>B>0$, including
Symmetry and the tangent ...
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elliptic integral - gauss theorem
In order to proove Gauss theorem on elliptic integrals it's written :
For any couples $(a, b$), let us defines :
$$\displaystyle \mathcal{T}(a, b) = \int_{0}^{+\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{(a^2+t^2)\cdot(b^...
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True value of $\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{dx}{(1-2\sin^2 x)\sqrt{1-4\sin^2 x}}$
During the generation of test values I stumbled over this question
What is the true value of the complete elliptic integral of the 3rd kind
$$I=\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{dx}{(1-2\sin^2 x)\sqrt{1-4\sin^...
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A simple, compact, reasonably accurate interpolation for the complete elliptic integral of the second kind.
A simple, compact, reasonably accurate, interpolation for the complete elliptic integral of the second kind, which I felt I would share:
In the context of a study of percolation in systems of ...
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Can this integral be reduced to an elliptic integral, or to anything else that is easier to evaluate?
New user here......I have run into a problem where I am trying to evaluate the following integral (if at all possible, analytically):
$ I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}\sin(x) \sqrt{1 + k^2 \sin^2(x)}\, dx $
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Jacobi form to Weierstrass form . . . lattices included … polynomial factoring in the way
Slightly more meat edit :
I want to solve this integral
$$ J_{k=1} = \int dt \sqrt(2 t^6 - 2 t^5 - t^4 + t^2 + 1) - 1 $$
I know about some approximation schemes, but I want to grow bigger so I am ...
