Integrate x^-x dx

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Meanwhile I feel like I'm being tied down and mathematically sodomized

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[@sovietwizard1620]

Yes I agree, but I think this is very common in calculus especially.

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[@Modo942000]

It's really interesting how the integration of the original function between 0 and 1 ends up being equal to the infinite discrete sum of the same function starting from 1. I'm not sure why but it just feels fascinating that something like this exists.

[@letao12]

I got the same feeling. There must be some interesting symmetry. On the other hand, I also feel like the answer isn't any more helpful than the original question 🤣

[@夢と希望-d8y]

I can think of the Riemann integral from the shape of the function and the intervals of the integral and series, but I can’t quite come up with a way to express the Riemann sum properly.

[@hammondkakavandi7738]

@@letao12 the power in answer is negative and it is sum rather than integration... it can be calculated by a computer easily with some approximation so I think it is very helpful answer

[@alexwarner3803]

​@hammondkakavandi7738 the power in the original integral is negative also man. 1/(x^x) = x^(-×)

[@kyoukaiten3834]

​@@letao12 if you learn integral properly in calculus, you'll know it's not really that surprising, considering integral comes from limit to infinity of the sum of the function.. This is why we learn calculus, the study of limit, we must never forget the origin of derivative and integral, that they are all just limits..

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I just loved this and your whole approach. As a 74 year old UK guy who took his BSc in 1971, I am indeed still learning. Thank you!

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Wow, did not expect that is so complicated.

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[@renesperb]

You do a very good job explaining the solution.The result is really nice.

[@eng954]

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Clear and detailed explanation of the steps taken to tackle the problem , thank you , opera writer !

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never in my life did i think i would sit and watch such a crazy integral be solved yet here i am. amazing

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Haha. That's hard to prove.

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That made my Sunday evening pleasant.

[@BartBuzz]

Watching this video was mesmerizing! Now, I want to know what that infinite series converges to.

[@PrimeNewtons]

1.29129

[@BartBuzz]

@@PrimeNewtons Thanks! I'm 79 and still learning!

[@geertfdevries9518]

do a spreadsheet, it converges very fast, after some six terms to 1.291286

[@ahalfemptycup]

I appreciate you all's scientific curiosity, but what is the point of computing the numerical value of a converging series if you can't prove its convergence, can't write it in simple terms usually involving natural numbers and usual constants and without having a manual method of solving the series.

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most intellectual 20 minutes & 36 seconds of my life. Thanks

[@VenkateshSundararajan-tr6ve]

very beutifully done. i just love the way you put up an act of a few fumble here and there - fumbling like any average student would. Please do a video on tests for convergence. the answer for this integral converges to approx 1.29129. i would have preferred if you had finished off the video with a quick evaluation of the infinite sum - may be calculating 5 or 6 terms to show how quickly this converges. from a student perspective she is going to demand the value of the infinite sum at the final answer. ofcourse if i were the techer i would have said “thats left as an exercise”😅😅😅

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[@Al-Shorman]

And the sum from (k=1) to ∞ of [k^(-k)] = 1.29128599706 and thx for the great video

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amazing!! beautiful result!

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The video felt very interactive because instead of directly showing us the solution, you walked us through the problems by showing us the various ways you tried to approach the problem.

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WOW!! Outstanding!! I did not foresee a Gamma Function was going to be applied.

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[@Jeremy-i1d]

Thank you for another wonderful video and what a beautiful and fascinating result. As an alternative approach. I had the idea of trying to compute the Riemann sum for the integral: Lim as n tends to infinity of the sum from r = 1 to n of 1/n*(r/n)^~(r/n) directly. But so far I have not been able to do this. I also had the idea of proving the result you found by considering the difference between this sum, re expressed in the form: lim as n terns to infinity of the sum from r = 1 to n of r^-r and the above Riemann sum This is potentially easier I think, by establishing an upper bound, in terms of n, on the mod of this difference, and then showing that this bound is 0 in the limit as n terms to infinity. But so far I have not been able to do this either. I would be interested if you or others know if either of these alternative approaches can be made to work for this particular problem. Again, than you for your blessed and inspirational videos ❤

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[@kquat7899]

Sloane's constant ~ 1.29...

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Thx for the dominate convergence theorem

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4:03 😂😂😂 I'm dead. I havent laughed that hard in a math video in a long time. Hahahaha 😆 😂 😆 But for real... I hate this problem... sometimes I wish math was easier.

[@РусскийПатриотЯша]

I’ll be honest I have no idea why someone would ever want to learn how to do these kind of integrals, as I don’t see a reason to use them anywhere in real life problems, but I recognise your math skills to be a thousand times better than mine, and your videos to be a lot helpful to get ready for Math exams at uni, so, kudos.

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"now, can this be easily integrated?... no :("

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[@arararara2382]

Well, you need to prove the uniform convergence of that series to be able to switch integral ans series sum.

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[@AndrejPanjkov]

I'd approach it via the lambert W function. If that pays off, then your result gives an interesting expansion for W(x)

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[@raoufbenallegue7290]

so int 0 -> 1 x^(-x) = sum 1 -> inf x^(-x) *mindblowing*

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[@Toldasor]

Very interesting problem and clear explanation. Also you have such a lovely voice

[@geertfdevries9518]

and such perfect handwriting on blackboard ! A joy to behold.

[@NachiketVartak]

You just did something called discretisation. You essentially converted an integral of a continuous function 1/x^x to a sum of the same function of n+1 where n is an integer.

[@tanelkagan]

Fascinating video about the process but I'm not quite sure what we achieved - given the form of the solution looks so very similar to the original integral 🤔

[@Grecks75]

In terms of computing the integral's value? Not much (if anything at all). But the result looks very interesting _because_ of the similarity.

[@johnplong3644]

I have not done calculus in over 40 years .This is beyond what I am currently capable of doing.I am College level Algebra I couldn’t pass pre-calculus / Trigonometry right now .

[@alltronics1337]

19:10 Isn’t the integral equal to (n-1)!, because it is gamma(n). But previously you established gamma(n+1) as equal to n! and not (n+1)!

[@justcommenting5117]

I was wondering the same thing

[@asparkdeity8717]

No, the integral is n! since: Γ(z) = (z-1)! = ∫[0 to ∞] t^(z-1) e^(-t)dt i.e. Γ(z+1) = z! = = ∫[0 to ∞] t^z e^(-t)dt The power of the integrand is itself shifted in the definition of the Γ function

[@ManojkantSamal]

{1/(-x+1)}.(x)^(-x+1) The upper limit (1/0).(x)^0=infinite Lower limit 1.x=x=0 Infinite -0=infinite

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The mathematical delinquency in me wants to just set u=x^x even tho i know that is one of the worst things you could do lmao

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me don't understand anything but just wants to watch it

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[@DJ_Kamenskuy]

Very interesting ! Thank you for your solution

[@Calcprof]

I've seen this attributed to John Bernoulli

[@petermaling943]

It’s more than half a century since I last studied maths, but I’m still a bit wary of your answer. I think you need to show that that series actually exists and is well defined. Unfortunately I can’t remember the conditions for convergence.

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INTEGRAL

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Hey newtons, I’m a 10 year old learning calculus, I know a lot (not like a whole college course) I’ve started Calculus 3, So I need help and my exams are there too. everything’s to me is easy. I started in February of my advanced mathematics learning when I was 9.

[@dronevluchten]

I agree with @misteribel that you replaced one riddle with another one. And solving that one, gives the first again. The only thing (okay, a great find) you showed is that some finite integral of x to the power -x can be replaced by an infinite sum of more or less the same function. What I missed in this video is what in fact is the meaning or consequence of this result.

[@sovietwizard1620]

It's the non-closed form solution for the definite integral thats much easier to evaluate than the integral by itself.

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Wow! Great job.

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JEE Advanced doesn't ask this level of calculus imo

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Wow. My compliments!

[@johanneshagel3609]

Thank you, this was a perfect presentation, congratulations! One question still remains: Is there a closed expression for sum_(k=1)^infinity(k^(-k)) ? It can easily numerically be computet but the question would be, if this number can be expressed as a multiple of pi , e or whatever. Would be very interesting to know!

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[@kaushiksarmah4722]

I would rather memorize it than solving.

[@IgorP-t1z]

A bit disappointing, How is the series better than the integral?

[@wirelessboogie]

Magic!

[@faresadayleh488]

Thanks for the great illustration, however I'm not sure what has been achieved here, all I can notice that the original integral is replaced by the sum of the similar function, which is basically the integration 🤔 Not sure if I'm seeing the full picture here!

[@himadrikhanra7463]

1 / x ^x = y 1/ y = x ^x Log ( 1/y ) = x log x 1 = x / y log x 1 / log x = x / y X ^x = x log x Int .( 0 to 1 ) 1 / x log x 1 / x logx - 1 / x^2 Don't remember it right now I think in this boundary region the function is undefined means outside boundary ( not continuous, may have divergence) ?????????? Also may Don't have proper knowledge of mine in this matter

[@boranxiii]

well if you replace x with -x you just have sophomore's dream 🤷‍♀️

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Beatiful

[@shevchyc]

I'm a little bit confused. He started with an integral[0,1] of x^(-x) and ended up with a sum, that basically is sum[1,infinity] of x^(-x) 🤔 what's the clue?

[@ahalfemptycup]

Nice work 👍. I think you made a mostake though. At the end, you obtained the zeta function of n which is equal to (n-1)! Not n!. Edit: the gamma function of n

[@Grecks75]

No, no mistake. The value of the Euler integral used in the video is in fact Γ(n+1) which is equal to n!.

[@ahalfemptycup]

@@Grecks75 oh shoot, you're right. It happened, I started to forget basic math knowledge from school. Never thought it could be the gamma function tho

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Can you teach a full course on calculus from beginning through Cal III?

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That is my new goal. I'm working on it

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super explantion😀

[@Berserker-n5w]

Sir , can we indefinitely integrate the function x^-x once as the form of a^x and once in the form of x^n and sum those 2 up and plug in the limits { for 0 (the limit) we could just substitute α and make α tend to 0}

[@Misteribel]

So, we go from one over x to the x, and the integral from 0 to 1 of that equals the sum of k=1 to infinity of k to the minus k, which is one over k to the k. But what does this approximate? You've rewritten a finite integral into an infinite sum (of the same function), but that's only one step.

[@zzambezi1959]

But the infinite sum is always defined as a limit, which is in this case a certain (finite) constant, I think.

[@alexwarner3803]

​@@zzambezi1959Wolfram Alpha gave the finite answer of: ≈1.29128599706266