Evaluate $\int_{-\pi}^\pi \big|\sum^\infty_{n=1} \frac{1}{2^n} e^{inx}\big|^2 \operatorname d\!x$

Question

I am trying to solve exercises for the coming exam, and I am stuck on this exercise:

Evaluate the integral $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi \Big|\sum^\infty_{n=1} \frac{1}{2^n} \mathrm{e}^{inx}\,\Big|^2 \operatorname d\!x$$

A page before it intoduced the Parseval's identity, so I guess it is related to it.

I tried to solve it, but whan ever it try is bad.

Can you please give me some hints? Thanks!

Answer 1

Define $$g(x) = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{inx}}{2^n}$$

This is absolutely convergent everywhere, and defines a continuous function (by, for example, the Weierstrass $M$-test). The Fourier coefficients of $g$ are easy to compute: Define $$c_n = \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} g(x) e^{-inx} dx$$

By orthogonality of the functions $\{e^{inx}\}$, we find that

$$c_n = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_{-\pi}^{\pi} \sum_{k = 1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{i(k - n)x}}{2^k} dx = \frac{1}{2\pi} \frac{2\pi}{2^n} = \frac{1}{2^n}$$ Then Parseval's identity shows that

$$\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} |g(x)|^2 dx = 2\pi \sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty} |c_n|^2 = 2\pi \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} 4^{-n} = \frac{2\pi}{3}$$

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hint:

$$\sum^\infty_{n=1} 2^{-n} e^{inx} = \frac{e^{ix}/2}{1-e^{ix}/2}$$

After squaring and simplifying, contour integration around $|z|=1$ should do the trick.

Answer 4

\begin{align} \int_{-\pi}^\pi \Big|\sum^\infty_{n=1} \frac{1}{2^n} \mathrm{e}^{inx}\Big|^{\,2} \operatorname d\!x &= \int_{-\pi}^\pi \sum^\infty_{n=1} \frac{1}{2^n} \mathrm{e}^{inx} \overline{\sum^\infty_{m=1} \frac{1}{2^m} \mathrm{e}^{imx}} \operatorname d\!x= \sum_{m,n=1}^\infty \int_{-\pi}^\pi\frac{1}{2^{m+n}} \mathrm{e}^{i(m-n)x}\,dx \\ &=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{2\pi}{2^{2n}}=\frac{\frac{2\pi}{4}}{1-\frac{1}{4}}=\frac{2\pi}{3}, \end{align} since $$ \int_{-\pi}^\pi\frac{1}{2^{m+n}} \mathrm{e}^{i(m-n)x}\,dx=\frac{2\pi}{2^{m+n}}\,\delta_{m,n}. $$