Applying Watson's lemma $\int^{\infty}_{0}\{1+\sin(t^2)\}e^{-xt}dt$

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So firstly Watson's lemma states that for $\phi(t)=t^\lambda g(t)$, where $g(t)$ has Taylor series $g(t)=\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{t^n}{n!}\frac{d^ng}{dt^n}(0)$ about $t=0$, with $g(0)\neq 0$, and $\lambda$ is a real constant such that $\lambda > -1$, then as $x \rightarrow \infty$,

$$f(x) = \int^{\infty}_{0}t^\lambda g(t)e^{-xt}dt \sim \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{\Gamma(\lambda+n+1)}{n!x^{\lambda+n+1}}\frac{d^ng}{dt^n}(0).$$

Now I am trying to use Watson's lemma to show the relation below holds:

$$\int^{\infty}_{0}\{1+\sin(t^2)\}e^{-xt}dt \sim \frac{1}{x}+\frac{2}{x^3}-\frac{120}{x^7}+\mathcal{O}(\frac{1}{x^{11}}).$$

Unfortunately I am struggling a fair amount..

I can see that $1+\sin(t^2)= 1+t^2-\frac{t^6}{6}+\frac{t^{10}}{120}+...$ which my professor has advised is the right starting point.

Now I will take $\lambda = 0$ and $g(t)=1+\sin(t^2)$, which works as then $g(0) \neq 0$.

So then we find that $g(t)= 1 + \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{(-1)^n(t^2)^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}$.

Now this bit I am not so sure about but I think $\frac{d^ng}{dt^n}(0)=1 + \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)!}. $

So now what is left is for me to apply the formula:

$$f(x) \sim \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{\Gamma(4n+3)}{(2n+1)!} \centerdot1+ \frac{(-1)^n}{x^{2n+1}}.$$

At this point however I can see I am definitely wrong somewhere when comparing to the solutions I am looking for...however I'm really not sure where. Any help would really be appreciated, I've spent too much time on this question already but my curiosity will drive me crazy!

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You need to note two things:

  • $\Gamma(n+1)/n!=1$

  • for $g^{(n)}$, the Taylor series of $g$ is $$1+\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n(4n+2)!}{(2n+1)!}\,\frac{t^{4n+2}}{(4n+2)!},$$ and now you can read $g^{(4n+2)}(0)$ from the series. That is, $g(0)=1$, $g^{(n)}(0)=0$ when $n$ is not of the form $4m+2$, and $$ g^{(4n+2)}(0)=\frac{(-1)^n(4n+2)!}{(2n+1)!}. $$ In particular, $$ g^{(6)}(0)=-\frac{6!}{3!}=-120. $$