Solution to Problem 82-3: A definite integral
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Lossers, O. P. (1983). Solution to Problem 82-3: A definite integral. SIAM Review, 25(1), 101-102. https://doi.org/10.1137/1025013
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PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 101
zurAlgebraund Geometrie,toappear,containsthefollowingstatements: THEOREM 1.
f,(C)
2"- 1.THEOREM2. 2
<--f2(K) <--
12.Alsosolved by the proposer.
ADefiniteIntegral Problem 82-3,by A. J.
JERRI (Clarkson
College).Prove
thatJ(a(y,x)) J,(b(y,z))
J,(b(z,x))
Y
(y, x) (y,
z)
dy (z,x)
0<b< a,where
J
(a(y,x))/(y, x)
isthe x-"generalized"Jo-Hankel
typetranslationofJ1
(ay)/y,
J
(a(y,x))
ayJ (ay)Jo(ax)
axJ
(ax)
Jo(ay)(y,
s)
y
xSolution by O. P. LOSSERS (Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the
Netherlands).
From
Watson
[1,form.5.11(8)]
it isreadilyseenthatJ
(a(y,x))
fo
SJo(yS)jo(xs)ds.(y,x)
Thustherequired integral, denotedby I,canbeexpressedas
I--
fo
y
dyfO
SJo(yS)Jo(xs)dsfo
tJo(yt)Jo(zt)dtfo
SJo(xs)ds
foYJo(ys)dy
fo
tJo(yt)Jo(zt)dt.Heretheinnerdouble integralisevaluatedbymeansof theinversiontheorem for Hankel transforms 1, form.
14.3(2)],
IJo(zs),
0<s<b,fo
yJo(ys)dyfo
tJo(yt)Jo(zt)dt[0,
s>b.Since 0<b<a, wethenfind
Jl(b(z,x)) I
]’bSJo(xS)Jo(zs)
ds.to
(z,x)REFERENCE
G. N.WATSON,ATreatiseontheTheoryofBesselFunctions,Cambridge UniversityPress,Cambridge,
1958.
Solutionbythe proposer.
Thisproblemisprovedby utilizingtheParseval equation of the
Jo-Hankel
transform and recognizing thatJ(ay)/y
and its "generalized"Jo-Hankel
translationJ(a(y,x))/
(y,x) arethe
J0-Hankel
transformsofp,(t) andJo(xt)p(t) respectively, wherepa(t) isthe gate function,
1,
pa(t)
102 PROBLEMSAND SOLUTIONS
Thesamemethodcanbe used for proving theHardyintegral,
f?
sin(y-x)a(yx)
sin(y-z)b(yz)
dy rsin(z-x)
b(z
x)
O<b<a,wherethe Parseval equation for theFouriertransformisemployed. Itis obviousthatthis
methodcanbe utilizedfor proving moregeneral integrals for the Hankel and for other transforms.
Inasecond solution,O. P. LOSSERS showsthat the stated equation holdsgenerally
for complexxandz.
AVolume Problem
Problem 82-4,by M. K.LEwis(Memorial University ofNewfoundland).
Anasymmetrically positioned hole ofradiusbisdrilled atrightanglestotheaxisofa solidrightcircularcylinder ofradius a
(a
>b).Ifthe distancebetween theaxisof thedrilland theaxisof the cylinderisp,determinethevolumeofmaterialdrilled out.
Solution by J. BOERSMA, P. J. DE DOELDER and J. K. M. JANSEN (Department of
Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University ofTechnology,
Eind-hoven, theNetherlands).
Introduce Cartesian coordinates x,y,z, then the cylinder and the drill may be
describedby
(1)
Co:x
+ y2
a2,
Cb:(Xp)2 +
z b.
The volume ofthe intersection of
Co
andCb
is denoted by V(a,b,p). Without loss of generality,wemayassume0_-<b_-<a,p>_- 0.Fromacross-sectionof
Co
andCb
withtheplanez 0,it isreadilyseenthat(2)
V(a, b, p) 2f
ib
(x
p)]l/
dxdy,wherethedomainof integrationis
(3)
{(x,y)lx
+
y2
<=
a,lx
pl
<=
hi.
Wenowdistinguish threecases:
I. 0-_<p_-< a b.Inthis case theintegral
(2)
reducesto(4)
V(a,b,p) 4[’p+b
[(a
x)(b+
px)(x
+
b p)(x+
a)]
/dx.Thelatter integralcan beexpressed in termsof elliptic integrals bymeans ofByrd and
Friedman [1, form.
254.38].
Omitting thedetailsofthe tediousthough straightforward calculation,wepresenttheresultV(a,
b,p)4(a
+
b+
p)-/
(a
+
b-p)-/
(5)
[1/6 (p-
2ap 2a+
2b-)(a
+
b+
p)(p+
a b)
K(k)
+ 1/6
(p +
2a+
2bZ)(a +
b+
p)(a+
b p)E(k)+
(a-
b)p(p
+
a-b)II(a
2,
k)],where
4ab 2b