Application of the Hurwitz Zeta Function to the Evaluation of Certain Integrals

Yue, Zhang Nan ; Williams, Kenneth S.

Canadian mathematical bulletin, Tome 36 (1993) no. 3, pp. 373-384

Résumé

The Hurwitz zeta function ζ(s, a) is defined by the series for 0 < a ≤ 1 and σ = Re(s) > 1, and can be continued analytically to the whole complex plane except for a simple pole at s = 1 with residue 1. The integral functions C(s, a) and S(s, a) are defined in terms of the Hurwitz zeta function as follows: Using integral representations of C(s, a) and S(s, a), we evaluate explicitly a class of improper integrals. For example if 0 < a < 1 we show that

Détail

DOI : 10.4153/CMB-1993-051-6

Mots-clés : 11M35, Hurwitz zeta function, integral representation, evaluation of improper integrals, recurrence relations

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