Complex integration
Integration of complex valued functions along the real axis
(myintegrate()
), along arbitrary paths
(integrate.contour()
), and following arbitrary straight line
segments (integrate.segments()
). Also, evaluation of a function at a
point using the residue theorem (residue()
).
myintegrate(f, lower,upper, ...) integrate.contour(f,u,udash, ...) integrate.segments(f,points, close=TRUE, ...) residue(f, z0, r, O=z0, ...)
f |
function, possibly complex valued |
lower,upper |
Lower and upper limits of integration in |
u |
Function mapping [0,1] to the contour. For a closed contour, require that u(0)=u(1) |
udash |
Derivative of |
points |
In function |
close |
In function |
r,O,z0 |
In function |
... |
Extra arguments passed to |
Robin K. S. Hankin
f1 <- function(z){sin(exp(z))} f2 <- function(z,p){p/z} myintegrate(f1,2,3) # that is, along the real axis integrate.segments(f1,c(1,1i,-1,-1i),close=TRUE) # should be zero # (following should be pi*2i; note secondary argument): integrate.segments(f2,points=c(1,1i,-1,-1i),close=TRUE,p=1) # To integrate round the unit circle, we need the contour and its # derivative: u <- function(x){exp(pi*2i*x)} udash <- function(x){pi*2i*exp(pi*2i*x)} # Some elementary functions, for practice: # (following should be 2i*pi; note secondary argument 'p'): integrate.contour(function(z,p){p/z},u,udash,p=1) integrate.contour(function(z){log(z)},u,udash) # should be -2i*pi integrate.contour(function(z){sin(z)+1/z^2},u,udash) # should be zero # residue() is a convenience wrapper integrating f(z)/(z-z0) along a # circular contour: residue(function(z){1/z},2,r=0.1) # should be 1/2=0.5 # Now, some elliptic functions: g <- c(3,2+4i) Zeta <- function(z){zeta(z,g)} Sigma <- function(z){sigma(z,g)} WeierstrassP <- function(z){P(z,g)} jj <- integrate.contour(Zeta,u,udash) abs(jj-2*pi*1i) # should be zero abs(integrate.contour(Sigma,u,udash)) # should be zero abs(integrate.contour(WeierstrassP,u,udash)) # should be zero # Now integrate f(x) = exp(1i*x)/(1+x^2) from -Inf to +Inf along the # real axis, using the Residue Theorem. This tells us that integral of # f(z) along any closed path is equal to pi*2i times the sum of the # residues inside it. Take a semicircular path P from -R to +R along # the real axis, then following a semicircle in the upper half plane, of # radius R to close the loop. Now consider large R. Then P encloses a # pole at +1i [there is one at -1i also, but this is outside P, so # irrelevent here] at which the residue is -1i/2e. Thus the integral of # f(z) = 2i*pi*(-1i/2e) = pi/e along P; the contribution from the # semicircle tends to zero as R tends to infinity; thus the integral # along the real axis is the whole path integral, or pi/e. # We can now reproduce this result analytically. First, choose an R: R <- 400 # now define P. First, the semicircle, u1: u1 <- function(x){R*exp(pi*1i*x)} u1dash <- function(x){R*pi*1i*exp(pi*1i*x)} # and now the straight part along the real axis, u2: u2 <- function(x){R*(2*x-1)} u2dash <- function(x){R*2} # Better define the function: f <- function(z){exp(1i*z)/(1+z^2)} # OK, now carry out the path integral. I'll do it explicitly, but note # that the contribution from the first integral should be small: answer.approximate <- integrate.contour(f,u1,u1dash) + integrate.contour(f,u2,u2dash) # And compare with the analytical value: answer.exact <- pi/exp(1) abs(answer.approximate - answer.exact) # Now try the same thing but integrating over a triangle, using # integrate.segments(). Use a path P' with base from -R to +R along the # real axis, closed by two straight segments, one from +R to 1i*R, the # other from 1i*R to -R: abs(integrate.segments(f,c(-R,R,1i*R))- answer.exact) # Observe how much better one can do by integrating over a big square # instead: abs(integrate.segments(f,c(-R,R,R+1i*R, -R+1i*R))- answer.exact) # Now in the interests of search engine findability, here is an # application of Cauchy's integral formula, or Cauchy's formula. I will # use it to find sin(0.8): u <- function(x){exp(pi*2i*x)} udash <- function(x){pi*2i*exp(pi*2i*x)} g <- function(z){sin(z)/(z-0.8)} a <- 1/(2i*pi)*integrate.contour(g,u,udash) abs(a-sin(0.8))
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