Euler-Maclarurin summation formula and regularization

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let be $ f(x)= x^{a} $ with $ -1<a<0 $ if i use Euler Maclaurin summation formula

$$ \int_{1}^{\infty}dxx^{a}= \frac{1}{2}+ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty}n^{a}+\sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{B_{2r}}{2r!}D^{2r-1}f(1) $$

then my doubt is this

i can regularize the divernget series $$ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty}n^{a}= \zeta (-a,2) $$

so the divergent integral would be $ \int_{1}^{\infty}x^{a}dx =\zeta (-a,2)+constant $

but if i use Hadamard finite part so $ F.p \int_{1}^{\infty}x^{a}dx = \frac{-1}{a+1} $

would i get the zeta regularized value for the divergent series ?? then what regularization is CORRECT does the Euler maclaurin summation formula works in both senses for series and for itnegrals even they are divergent.

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The Euler-Maclaurin Sum formula says that, as a function of $n$, $$ \sum_{k=1}^n\frac{1}{k^z}=\zeta^\ast(z)+\frac{1}{1-z}n^{1-z}+\frac12n^{-z}+O\left(zn^{-1-z}\right)\tag{1} $$ for some $\zeta^\ast(z)$. Note that for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>1$, $\zeta^\ast(z)=\zeta(z)$.

For all $z\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\{1\}$, define $$ \zeta_n(z)=\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{1}{k^z}-\frac{1}{1-z}n^{1-z}\tag{2} $$ Note that each $\zeta_n$ is analytic and equation $(1)$ says that $$ \zeta_n(z)=\zeta^\ast(z)+\frac12n^{-z}+O\left(zn^{-1-z}\right)\tag{3} $$ which says that for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>0$, $$ \lim_{n\to\infty}\zeta_n(z)=\zeta^\ast(z)\tag{4} $$ and the convergence is uniform on compact subsets of $\mathbb{C}\setminus\{1\}$. Thus, the $\zeta^\ast(z)$ defined in $(4)$ is analytic and agrees with $\zeta(z)$ for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>1$. Thus, $\zeta^\ast(z)$ is the analytic continuation of $\zeta(z)$ for $\mathrm{Re}(z)>0$.

In this manner, the Euler-Maclaurin Sum Formula allows us to analytically continue $\zeta(z)$ as far left of $\mathrm{Re}(z)=1$ as we wish.