Cubic stationary endpoint

ID: cubic-stationary-endpoint

If the first two phase derivatives vanish at an endpoint but the third does not, an oscillatory contribution is concentrated on a width proportional to . For a smooth nonzero endpoint oscillatory integral amplitude, rescaling reduces the leading contribution to a cubic oscillatory integral. Its constant follows from the Gamma function Fourier integral. This is a degenerate form of the stationary phase method, and a quadratic formula is insufficient.

New to topics? Read the docs here!