Calculate complex integral $int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}d x=?$












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How to calculate this elementary complex integral? This is what we would encounter if we are studying the Green's function for Schroedinger's equation.
$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}d x=?$$
However, I think there should be someone that posted similar question on Math SE, though I don't know how to search by equation.



Thank you very much if you can help me out! And I would be grateful if you can give more than one approach




P.S.: The equation $int _{-infty}^{infty}e^{-kt^2}d sqrt{k}t=sqrt{pi}$ surely comes to my mind, but I don't know why it holds for $kinmathbb{C}$, because for me, the above integral is over real line, however, the question here is like integral on $y=e^{i pi/4}x$ ( So I think it's the problem with my complex integral knowledge.)



I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$, but the two arcs at $Rrightarrow infty$ seem not easy to handle either.






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    Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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    Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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How to calculate this elementary complex integral? This is what we would encounter if we are studying the Green's function for Schroedinger's equation.
$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}d x=?$$
However, I think there should be someone that posted similar question on Math SE, though I don't know how to search by equation.



Thank you very much if you can help me out! And I would be grateful if you can give more than one approach




P.S.: The equation $int _{-infty}^{infty}e^{-kt^2}d sqrt{k}t=sqrt{pi}$ surely comes to my mind, but I don't know why it holds for $kinmathbb{C}$, because for me, the above integral is over real line, however, the question here is like integral on $y=e^{i pi/4}x$ ( So I think it's the problem with my complex integral knowledge.)



I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$, but the two arcs at $Rrightarrow infty$ seem not easy to handle either.






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    Hi Collin - Welcome to MSE - in order for the community to be able to assist you, you need to provide all working you have done so far. If you are looking for a starting point, please ask - but this site is not a 'homework for free' site.
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    Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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    Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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How to calculate this elementary complex integral? This is what we would encounter if we are studying the Green's function for Schroedinger's equation.
$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}d x=?$$
However, I think there should be someone that posted similar question on Math SE, though I don't know how to search by equation.



Thank you very much if you can help me out! And I would be grateful if you can give more than one approach




P.S.: The equation $int _{-infty}^{infty}e^{-kt^2}d sqrt{k}t=sqrt{pi}$ surely comes to my mind, but I don't know why it holds for $kinmathbb{C}$, because for me, the above integral is over real line, however, the question here is like integral on $y=e^{i pi/4}x$ ( So I think it's the problem with my complex integral knowledge.)



I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$, but the two arcs at $Rrightarrow infty$ seem not easy to handle either.






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How to calculate this elementary complex integral? This is what we would encounter if we are studying the Green's function for Schroedinger's equation.
$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}d x=?$$
However, I think there should be someone that posted similar question on Math SE, though I don't know how to search by equation.



Thank you very much if you can help me out! And I would be grateful if you can give more than one approach




P.S.: The equation $int _{-infty}^{infty}e^{-kt^2}d sqrt{k}t=sqrt{pi}$ surely comes to my mind, but I don't know why it holds for $kinmathbb{C}$, because for me, the above integral is over real line, however, the question here is like integral on $y=e^{i pi/4}x$ ( So I think it's the problem with my complex integral knowledge.)



I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$, but the two arcs at $Rrightarrow infty$ seem not easy to handle either.






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    Hi Collin - Welcome to MSE - in order for the community to be able to assist you, you need to provide all working you have done so far. If you are looking for a starting point, please ask - but this site is not a 'homework for free' site.
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    Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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    – DavidG
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    Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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    – marty cohen
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    Hi Collin - Welcome to MSE - in order for the community to be able to assist you, you need to provide all working you have done so far. If you are looking for a starting point, please ask - but this site is not a 'homework for free' site.
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    – DavidG
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    Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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    – DavidG
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    Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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    – marty cohen
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Hi Collin - Welcome to MSE - in order for the community to be able to assist you, you need to provide all working you have done so far. If you are looking for a starting point, please ask - but this site is not a 'homework for free' site.
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Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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Hint: This is all you need to solve: $$ int_{-infty}^infty e^{-x^2}:dx = sqrt{pi}$$
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– DavidG
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Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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– marty cohen
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Assuming the jump into the complex domain is valid. I always do.
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Hint
$$int e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi } }{2 sqrt{k}},text{erf}left(sqrt{k} xright)$$
$$f(k)=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{k}}$$
$$f(i)=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{i}}=(1-i) sqrt{frac{pi }{2}}$$






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    Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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    @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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Trying to avoid complex funniness.



$begin{array}\
int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}dx
&=int_{-infty}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
&=2int_{0}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
&=2int_{0}^infty cos(x^2)dx-2iint_{0}^inftysin(x^2))dx\
end{array}
$



and these are the
Fresnel integrals
$C(x)$ and $S(x)$
both of which approach
$dfrac{sqrt{pi}}{8}
$
as $x to infty$.



Therefore the result is
$(1-i)sqrt{frac{pi}{2}}
$
as Claude Leibovici
got.






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    Hint:$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-kx^2}dx=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-left(xsqrt kright)^2}dx$$
    Use the $u$-substution $u=xsqrt k$ and this transforms the integral into the form given in DavidG's suggestion. Can you take it from here?






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      Hint
      $$int e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi } }{2 sqrt{k}},text{erf}left(sqrt{k} xright)$$
      $$f(k)=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{k}}$$
      $$f(i)=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{i}}=(1-i) sqrt{frac{pi }{2}}$$






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        Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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        @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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      Hint
      $$int e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi } }{2 sqrt{k}},text{erf}left(sqrt{k} xright)$$
      $$f(k)=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{k}}$$
      $$f(i)=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{i}}=(1-i) sqrt{frac{pi }{2}}$$






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        Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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        @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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      Hint
      $$int e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi } }{2 sqrt{k}},text{erf}left(sqrt{k} xright)$$
      $$f(k)=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{k}}$$
      $$f(i)=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{i}}=(1-i) sqrt{frac{pi }{2}}$$






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      Hint
      $$int e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi } }{2 sqrt{k}},text{erf}left(sqrt{k} xright)$$
      $$f(k)=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-k x^2},dx=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{k}}$$
      $$f(i)=frac{sqrt{pi }}{sqrt{i}}=(1-i) sqrt{frac{pi }{2}}$$







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        Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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        @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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        – Sangchul Lee
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      • $begingroup$
        Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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        – Collin
        1 hour ago












      • $begingroup$
        @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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      $begingroup$
      Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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      – Collin
      1 hour ago






      $begingroup$
      Hi! I think it's because I'm not familiar with complex integral; so how can you guys play so freely on the $mathbb{C}$ plane, without worrying much? The very reason I ask this is because I don't know why your second equation holds for k being a complex number. I tried to rotate this integral path by $pi/4$ on the complex plane, but the two arcs at $|x|rightarrow infty$ seem not trying to vanish.
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      – Collin
      1 hour ago














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      @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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      – Sangchul Lee
      1 hour ago






      $begingroup$
      @Collin, The reasoning behind this 'extrapolation' is that $f$ defines a holomorphic function on the right half-plane $H={k:operatorname{Re}(k) > 0}$ and a continuous function on $overline{H}setminus{0} = {k : operatorname{Re}(k) geq 0, k neq 0 }$. Now, in view of identity theorem, if you can identify another holomorphic function $g$ on $H$ such that $f = g$ on $(0,infty)$, then $f = g$ on all of $H$ as well. We can check that this argument works with $g(k)=sqrt{pi/k}$, and so, $f = g$ on $H$ by identity theorem and on all of $overline{H}setminus{0}$ by continuity.
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      Trying to avoid complex funniness.



      $begin{array}\
      int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}dx
      &=int_{-infty}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
      &=2int_{0}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
      &=2int_{0}^infty cos(x^2)dx-2iint_{0}^inftysin(x^2))dx\
      end{array}
      $



      and these are the
      Fresnel integrals
      $C(x)$ and $S(x)$
      both of which approach
      $dfrac{sqrt{pi}}{8}
      $
      as $x to infty$.



      Therefore the result is
      $(1-i)sqrt{frac{pi}{2}}
      $
      as Claude Leibovici
      got.






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        Trying to avoid complex funniness.



        $begin{array}\
        int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}dx
        &=int_{-infty}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
        &=2int_{0}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
        &=2int_{0}^infty cos(x^2)dx-2iint_{0}^inftysin(x^2))dx\
        end{array}
        $



        and these are the
        Fresnel integrals
        $C(x)$ and $S(x)$
        both of which approach
        $dfrac{sqrt{pi}}{8}
        $
        as $x to infty$.



        Therefore the result is
        $(1-i)sqrt{frac{pi}{2}}
        $
        as Claude Leibovici
        got.






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          Trying to avoid complex funniness.



          $begin{array}\
          int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}dx
          &=int_{-infty}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
          &=2int_{0}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
          &=2int_{0}^infty cos(x^2)dx-2iint_{0}^inftysin(x^2))dx\
          end{array}
          $



          and these are the
          Fresnel integrals
          $C(x)$ and $S(x)$
          both of which approach
          $dfrac{sqrt{pi}}{8}
          $
          as $x to infty$.



          Therefore the result is
          $(1-i)sqrt{frac{pi}{2}}
          $
          as Claude Leibovici
          got.






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          Trying to avoid complex funniness.



          $begin{array}\
          int_{-infty}^infty e^{-ix^2}dx
          &=int_{-infty}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
          &=2int_{0}^infty (cos(x^2)-isin(x^2))dx\
          &=2int_{0}^infty cos(x^2)dx-2iint_{0}^inftysin(x^2))dx\
          end{array}
          $



          and these are the
          Fresnel integrals
          $C(x)$ and $S(x)$
          both of which approach
          $dfrac{sqrt{pi}}{8}
          $
          as $x to infty$.



          Therefore the result is
          $(1-i)sqrt{frac{pi}{2}}
          $
          as Claude Leibovici
          got.







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              Hint:$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-kx^2}dx=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-left(xsqrt kright)^2}dx$$
              Use the $u$-substution $u=xsqrt k$ and this transforms the integral into the form given in DavidG's suggestion. Can you take it from here?






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                Hint:$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-kx^2}dx=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-left(xsqrt kright)^2}dx$$
                Use the $u$-substution $u=xsqrt k$ and this transforms the integral into the form given in DavidG's suggestion. Can you take it from here?






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                  Hint:$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-kx^2}dx=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-left(xsqrt kright)^2}dx$$
                  Use the $u$-substution $u=xsqrt k$ and this transforms the integral into the form given in DavidG's suggestion. Can you take it from here?






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                  Hint:$$int_{-infty}^infty e^{-kx^2}dx=int_{-infty}^infty e^{-left(xsqrt kright)^2}dx$$
                  Use the $u$-substution $u=xsqrt k$ and this transforms the integral into the form given in DavidG's suggestion. Can you take it from here?







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