Ask Your Question
0

integrate x^3/(exp(x)-1) between 0 and infinity

asked 2017-06-08 19:56:33 +0200

epimetheus gravatar image

updated 2017-06-08 20:08:12 +0200

If I type

integrate(x^3/(exp(x)-1),x,0,infinity) I get -1/15pi^4 + limit(-1/4x^4 + x^3log(-e^x + 1) + 3x^2dilog(e^x) - 6xpolylog(3, e^x) + 6polylog(4, e^x), x, +Infinity, minus)

The command numerical_integral(x^3/(exp(x)-1),0,infinity) gives 6.4939394075

I have two questions :

  1. How do I evaluate the limit ?
  2. The correct answer is pi^4/15(=6.49393940226683) : why SageMath does not give it with symbolic integration ?

Thanks

edit retag flag offensive close merge delete

Comments

This seems closely related to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!top...

kcrisman gravatar imagekcrisman ( 2017-06-08 20:02:20 +0200 )edit

3 Answers

Sort by ยป oldest newest most voted
2

answered 2017-06-08 20:56:10 +0200

eric_g gravatar image

updated 2017-06-08 22:17:47 +0200

For this type of computation, it is worth trying with some algorithm different from the default one (Maxima):

sage: integrate(x^3/(exp(x)-1),x,0,infinity, algorithm='giac')
1/15*pi^4

EDIT: the above works only for Sage 8.0.beta5 and higher versions (after the ticket https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/22891 has been merged). This will therefore be available in the next stable release of Sage (8.0).

edit flag offensive delete link more
0

answered 2017-06-08 21:49:42 +0200

epimetheus gravatar image

updated 2017-06-08 21:51:15 +0200

Before proceeding, I have installed the giac package 1.2.3.25

integral(x^3/(exp(x)-1),x,0,infinity, algorithm='giac')

returns

ValueError: Unknown algorithm: giac

even after restarting SageMath

What would you advice ?

Thank you.

edit flag offensive delete link more

Comments

Either wait for the release of Sage 8.0 (quite soon I think) or install the latest development version of Sage, since it works only for Sage >= 8.0.beta5.

eric_g gravatar imageeric_g ( 2017-06-08 22:24:16 +0200 )edit

if is_package_installed("giac") is True, then i guess giac("integrate(x^3/(exp(x)-1), x, 0, inf)") will also work in v.7.6.

mforets gravatar imagemforets ( 2017-06-08 23:59:38 +0200 )edit
0

answered 2017-06-08 22:27:32 +0200

tmonteil gravatar image

To complement Eric's answer, you will can use giac integration algorithm from Sage version 8.0.beta4, so you should either install the latest development version, or wait for the official 8.0 version. Also, it is not enough to install giac package, you should also install the giacpy_sage package.

edit flag offensive delete link more

Comments

Will the latter be standard as a package too in 8.0?

kcrisman gravatar imagekcrisman ( 2017-06-09 20:34:00 +0200 )edit

Your Answer

Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account.

Add Answer

Question Tools

1 follower

Stats

Asked: 2017-06-08 19:56:33 +0200

Seen: 2,858 times

Last updated: Jun 08 '17