如何证明:∫(0,∞)[x^(k)sinx]dx=Γ(k+1)cos(kπ/2).其中,-2<k<0.Γ(k+1)为伽马
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证明:

Γ(a)=∫(0,∞)[x^a*e^-x]dx

我们令x=ty(t>0)

有:Γ(a)/(t^a)=∫(0,∞)[y^(a-1)*e^(-ty)]dy

于是:x^k=[1/Γ(-k)]*∫(0,∞)[z^(-k-1)*e^(-zx)]dz

有根据余元公式Γ(p)Γ(1-p)=π/sinpπ

则x^k=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/π*(∫(0,∞)[z^(-k-1)*e^(-zx)]dz)

因而∫(0,∞)[(x^k)sinx]dx

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/π*∫(0,∞)sinxdx*∫(0,∞)[z^(-k-1)*e^(-zx)]dz

由一致收敛性,交换积分顺序得:

∫(0,∞)[(x^k)sinx]dx

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/π*∫(0,∞)z^(-k-1)dz*∫(0,∞)[sinx*e^(-zx)]dx

容易计算∫(0,∞)[sinx*e^(-zx)]dx=1/(1+z^2)

(只要用两次分部积分就行,会发现相同形式的)

从而∫(0,∞)[(x^k)sinx]dx

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/π*∫(0,∞)[z^(-k-1)/(1+z^2)]dz

在此我们再令z^2=t,则dz=(1/2)*z^(-1/2)dz

∫(0,∞)[(x^k)sinx]dx

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/(2π)*∫(0,∞)[z^(-k/2-1)/(1+k)]dz

考虑到β函数的另外一种变形

即B(a,b)=∫(0,∞)[y^(a-1)/(1+y)^(a+b)]

此时a=-k/2,b=1+k/2,a+b=1,又可以用余元公式了

记B(-k/2,1+k/2)=π/sin(-kπ/2)

故∫(0,∞)[(x^k)sinx]dx

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/(2π)*B(-k/2,1+k/2)

=(Γ(k+1)sin-kπ)/(2π)*π/sin(-kπ/2)

=Γ(k+1)cos(-kπ/2) (二倍角公式)

=Γ(k+1)cos(kπ/2).

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