Consider the real function f(t) of a real variable t defined by the following contour integral in the complex s-plane:
f(t)=2πi1∫Γ(s2+1)s1/2estds,
where the contour Γ is the line s=γ+iy,−∞<y<∞, for constant γ>0. By closing the contour appropriately, show that
f(t)=sin(t−π/4)+π1∫0∞(r2+1)r1/2e−rtdr
when t>0 and is zero when t<0. You should justify your evaluation of the inversion integral over all parts of the contour.
By expanding (r2+1)−1r−1/2 as a power series in r, and assuming that you may integrate the series term by term, show that the two leading terms, as t→∞, are
f(t)∼sin(t−π/4)+(πt)1/21+⋯
[You may assume that ∫0∞x−1/2e−xdx=π1/2.]