I asked this question a couple days ago, where the solution was brought down to
limN→∞(π(N−1e)−2∫NNe−1/earcsin(cosu)W(lnu)+1duu)
by @user3002473. I'm stuck on the integral part,
\int_{e^{-1/e}}^{N^N} \frac{\arcsin(\cos u)}{\mathrm{W}(\ln u) + 1} \frac{\mathrm{d}u}{u}
I'd like to find a closed form or its asymptotic behavior at \infty to evaluate the limit. I was incapable of finding accurate numerical approximations via mathematica or scipy due to the rapid oscillations within the integrand. I also tried IBP, but got stuck there as well.
Answer
We have that \arcsin(\cos u) is a triangle wave and the term W(\log u) is approximately constant on short intervals, since it behaves like \log\log u. The similar integral
I= \int_{0}^{+\infty}\frac{\arcsin\sin u}{u}\,du
has a simple closed form due to a well-known Fourier series:
I = \frac{4}{\pi}\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)^2}\int_{0}^{+\infty}\frac{\sin((2n+1)u)}{u}\,du =2\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)^2}=\color{red}{2G}
where G is Catalan's constant. By using integration by parts and this lemma you can achieve good numerical approximation of your integral.
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