The asymptotic expansion of Gordeyev's integral (Q1386191)
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The asymptotic expansion of Gordeyev's integral (English)
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11 January 1999
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The integral reads \(G_\nu(\omega, \lambda)=\omega\int_0^\infty \exp[i\omega t-\lambda(1-\cos t)-{1\over 2}\nu t^2] dt\), with \(\text{Re}(\nu)>0\). This integral occurs in the study of the propagation of electrostatic waves in a hot magnetised Maxwellian plasma. The steepest descent method is used to obtain an asymptotic expansion for large values of \(\omega\) and \(\lambda\) and \(\nu \to 0^+\). The expansions are compared with numerically computed values of the integral.
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Gordeyev's integral
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asymptotic expansion
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steepest descent
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Stokes phenomenon
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