Gaussian saddle and endpoint dominance by angle
ID: gaussian-saddle-and-endpoint-dominance-by-angle
For a Gaussian integral from to , a saddle point contribution dominates for . The moving endpoint contribution in steepest descent dominates for . At the two endpoints have equal exponential rates and both are needed; for larger angles the fixed endpoint dominates. Saddle connectivity switches at , but that change is subdominant in the leading endpoint regime.
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