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Contour integral for a sine-squared trigonometric quotient
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Contour integral for a sine-squared trigonometric quotient
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2026-10-06
For
a
>
b
>
0
, substitution
z
=
e
i
θ
gives
poles
at zero and the two
roots
of
b
z
2
+
2
a
z
+
b
. The inside-
pole
residues
sum
to
(
a
−
a
2
−
b
2
)
/
(
i
b
2
)
, so
∫
0
2
π
a
+
b
c
o
s
θ
s
i
n
2
θ
d
θ
=
b
2
2
π
(
a
−
a
2
−
b
2
)
.
(1)
The
double pole
at zero is essential; omitting it gives the wrong
sign
and value.
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