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Given the function (simplified example)

g[En_, k1_] := En^2 *k1

I have to plug it inside another expression, where En is integrated, but k1 remains as a free variable. The only way I found to do that is

fN[function_, k_] :=  NIntegrate[function[En, k]*Exp[-theta*function[En, k]], {theta,0,Pi/2}, {En,1,3}]
fN[g, 0.1]
(*0.921158 *)

But in fact I have many functions like g that need to undergo the same procedure, some with one, two or three k as argument,

g2[En_, k1_, k2_] := En^2 *k1/k2 
g3[En_, k1_, k2_, k3_] := En^2 *k1*k2*k3

Can the function fN be generalised to admit a function with an arbitrary number of arguments k ?

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You can just use your definition, replacing the k_ with k__, i.e.

fN[function_, k__] :=  NIntegrate[function[En, k]*Exp[-theta*function[En, k]], {theta,0,Pi/2}, {En,1,3}]

That way all parameters you pass to fN will be passed to your function in NIntegrate.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, that's a really nice feature I never needed until now $\endgroup$
    – Albercoc
    Jan 23, 2021 at 20:03

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