Let a>0. Im trying to show that ∫∞−∞e−x2cos(ax)dx=√πe−14a2. I'm taking a course on measure theory, and I want to prove this using the Lesbesgue's Dominated Convergence Theorem. The idea is to write
cosax=∞∑m=0(−1)m(2m)!(ax)2m,
so assuming we may switch the integral and summation using the above mentioned theorem (which I haven't proved yet), we get
lim
But now we are left with
\int_{-R}^R e^{-x^2} x^{2m} dx
for m\in \mathbb{N}. I know that for m=0 this integral doesn't have a nice solution, and I doubt it has a nice solution for m\geq 1. Is it possible to solve this problem using this route, or is it a dead end?
I'm aware that there are other methods to solve this, see Gaussian-like integral : \int_0^{\infty} e^{-x^2} \cos( a x) \ \mathrm{d}x.
Edit: I solved it using Lebesgue's Dominated Convergence Theorem (LDCT). First, I proved that the improper Riemann-integral was equal to the Lebesgue integral, and then I switched the summation and integration using LDCT. I ended up with \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{-x^2}\cdot x^n d\lambda^1, which I could calculate using an improper Riemann-integral. I ended up with the Taylor series of \sqrt{\pi}e^{-\tfrac{1}{4}a^2}.
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