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Mathematics of Computation

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An elliptic integral identity
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Math. Comp. 27 (1973), 839-840 Request permission

Abstract:

The identity \[ K(\tau ) = \frac {1}{{{{(2\pi )}^{1/2}}}}\int _{ - \infty }^\infty {\int _{ - \infty }^\infty {\exp \left [ { - \frac {1}{2}({x^4} - 2(2{\tau ^2} - 1){x^2}{y^2} + {y^4})} \right ]dx\;dy,} } \] where $K(\tau )$ is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind, is used to prove that $K(\surd 2 - 1) = {\pi ^{3/2}}{(2 + \surd 2)^{1/2}}/4\Gamma \left ( {\frac {5}{8}} \right )\Gamma \left ( {\frac {7}{8}} \right )$.
References
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  • M. L. Glasser & V. E. Wood, "A closed form evaluation of the elliptic integral," Math. Comp., v. 25, 1971, pp. 535-536.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1973 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 27 (1973), 839-840
  • MSC: Primary 33A25
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1973-0324083-4
  • MathSciNet review: 0324083