Prove: (Euler Gamma Γ Function)
$latex \displaystyle n! = \int_{0}^{\infty}{x^{n}.e^{-x}dx}$
Proof:
∀ a>0
Integrate by parts:
$latex \displaystyle\int_{0}^{\infty}{e^{-ax}dx}=-\frac{1}{a}e^{-ax}\Bigr|_{0}^{\infty}=\frac{1}{a}$
∀ a>0
$latex \displaystyle\int_{0}^{\infty}{e^{-ax}dx}=\frac{1}{a}$ ...[1]
Feynman trick: differentiating under integral => d/da left side of [1]
$latex \displaystyle\frac{d}{da}\displaystyle\int_{0}^{\infty}e^{-ax}dx= \int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{d}{da}(e^{-ax})dx=\int_{0}^{\infty} -xe^{-ax}dx$
Differentiate the right side of [1]:
$latex \displaystyle\frac{d}{da}(\frac{1}{a}) = -\frac{1}{a^2}$
=>
$latex a^{-2}=\int_{0}^{\infty}xe^{-ax}dx$
Continue to differentiate with respect to 'a':
$latex -2a^{-3} =\int_{0}^{\infty}-x^{2}e^{-ax}dx$
$latex 2a^{-3} =\int_{0}^{\infty}x^{2}e^{-ax}dx$
$latex \frac{d}{da} \text{ both sides}$
$latex 2.3a^{-4} =\int_{0}^{\infty}x^{3}e^{-ax}dx$
...
...
$latex 2.3.4\dots n.a^{-(n+1)} =\int_{0}^{\infty}x^{n}e^{-ax}dx$
Set a = 1
$latex \boxed{n!=\int_{0}^{\infty}x^{n}e^{-x}dx}$ [QED]
Another Example using "Feynman Integration":
$latex \displaystyle \text{Evaluate }\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{2}-1}{ln x} dx$
$latex \displaystyle \text{Let I(b)} = \int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{b}-1}{ln x} dx$ ; for b > -1
$latex \displaystyle \text{I'(b)} = \frac{d}{db}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{b}-1}{ln x} dx = \int_{0}^{1}\frac{d}{db}(\frac{x^{b}-1}{ln x}) dx$
$latex x^{b} = e^{ln x^{b}} = e^{b.ln x} $
$latex \frac{d}{db}(x^{b}) = \frac{d}{db}e^{b.ln x}=e^{b.ln x}.{ln x}= e^{ln x^{b}}.{ln x}=x^{b}.{ln x}$
$latex \text{I'(b)}=\int_{0}^{1} x^{b} dx=\frac{x^{b+1}}{b+1}\Bigr|_{0}^{1} = \frac{1}{b+1}$
=>
$latex \text {I(b)} = ln (b+1) + C$
Let b=0
I(0) = 0= ln (1) + C = 0+C => C=0
$latex \boxed{I(b)=ln(b+1)}$
Let b= 2
$latex \displaystyle\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{2}-1}{ln x} dx = I(2) = ln (3)$ [QED]
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