In 14.0 under Windows 10 I try to find the improper integral $$\int\limits_{\sqrt{1-\sqrt{1-\psi }}}^{\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1-\psi }}} \frac{1}{r^2 \sqrt{-r^4+2 r^2-\psi }}\,dr$$ under the assumptions $\psi >0\land \psi <1$.
Unfortunately,
Integrate[1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]], {r, Sqrt[1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]],
Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]]}, Assumptions -> \[Psi] > 0 && \[Psi] < 1]
returns the input as well as
\[Psi] = 1/n; Integrate[1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]], {r, Sqrt[1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]],
Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]]}, Assumptions -> n \[Element] PositiveIntegers]
For many rational values of \[Psi]
(for example, 2/3,1/3,1/7,...) Mathematica
calculates this integral.
However, it is difficult to derive the general formula from those values.
The numerical value
f[\[Psi]_?NumericQ] := NIntegrate[ 1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]],
{r, Sqrt[1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]], Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]]}]
Plot[f[\[Psi]], {\[Psi], 0, 1}]
says nothing about the rate of the growth of f[\[Psi]]
as \[Psi]
tends to zero from above.
Concerning \[Psi]
tends to 1
, the result of
\[Psi] = 0.99900000000000000000000000000;
NIntegrate[1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]], {r, Sqrt[1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]], Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]]}, WorkingPrecision -> 20]
1.5722703994037859370
suggests this equals Pi/2
.
I also try to find an antiderivative by
ad = Integrate[1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]], r,
Assumptions -> \[Psi] > 0 && \[Psi] < 1, GenerateConditions -> True]
(-((-2 r^2 + r^4 + \[Psi])/r) + (1/Sqrt[(1/(-1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]))]) I Sqrt[1 - r^2/( 1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])] (1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]) Sqrt[(-1 + r^2 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])/(-1 + Sqrt[ 1 - \[Psi]])] (EllipticE[ I ArcSinh[r Sqrt[1/(-1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])]], ( 1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])/(1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])] - EllipticF[I ArcSinh[r Sqrt[1/(-1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])]], ( 1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])/(1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]])]))/(Sqrt[ 2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]] \[Psi])
Rubi produces the same result in a simpler form:
Get["Rubi`"]
adRubi = Int[1/r^2/Sqrt[2 r^2 - r^4 - \[Psi]], r]
Plot3D[Re[adRubi - ad], {r, 0, 1}, {\[Psi], 0, 1}]
Both results are doubtful in view of
u = ad /. r -> Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]];
l = ad /. r -> Sqrt[1 - Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]];
FullSimplify[u - l, Assumptions -> \[Psi] > 0 && \[Psi] < 1]
Indeterminate
and
u - l /. \[Psi] -> 0.5
Indeterminate
The command
ClearAll[\[Psi]]; Limit[ad, r -> Sqrt[1 + Sqrt[1 - \[Psi]]],
Direction -> "FromBelow", Assumptions -> \[Psi] > 0 && \[Psi] < 1]
is running without any response for a long time.
So is it possible to find a closed-form expression for the integral under consideration with Mathematica? PS. Maple 2023 answers $$ \frac{\left(1-\sqrt{1-\psi}\right) \mathrm{EllipticE}\! \left(\sqrt{2}\, \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{1-\psi}}{1+\sqrt{1-\psi}}}\right)}{\psi \sqrt{1+\sqrt{1-\psi}}\, \left(1-\frac{2 \sqrt{1-\psi}}{1+\sqrt{1-\psi}}\right)}$$