I'm looking for the solutions of the following two integrals:
I1=∞∫0dxe−x2Ci(ax)
and
I2=∞∫0dxe−axerf(x)
with
Ci(x)=x∫∞cos(t)tdt
and
erf(x)=2√πx∫0e−t2dt
Now I'm not 100% sure what is meant by "the solution of the integrals" since these will probably be not-evaluable. But I'm guessing that the question is to reduce the expression to one single special function in stead of the integral of a special function with an elementary function.
Mathematica yields me the answers:
I1=−√π4Γ(0,a24)
and
I2=exp(a24)1−erf(a/2)a
A good first step for evaluating these integrals I1 and I2 seemed to fill in the integral representations of these special functions and try to switch te integrals over x and t. However this has not (yet) been a success. I also tried to find a differential equation for these integrals, but also this was not so easy to do. Are there any tips/tricks to evaluate these integrals ?
Answer
Hint: Differentiate I1(a) with regard to a. Similarly, define I2(b) = ∫∞0e−ax erf(bx) dx, and then differentiate it with regard to b.
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