Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2014/iii/paper-74/1/b/ii/solution

Initially suppose , the usual oscillatory range. The oscillatory phase is with . Its stationary point is , since . At that point
The stationary phase method therefore gives the Debye Bessel asymptotic
The error is additive for fixed positive bounded away from ; this formula is not uniform as , when the stationary point joins the endpoint and its curvature vanishes.
The printed condition alone includes other trigonometric branches. All defined fixed real cases can be covered as follows. If , put . Use the displayed formula with instead of , and multiply it by if , or by if . This follows from the integer-order parity , which is also obtained from the defining integral by . If , the argument is and the turning-point answer below applies, with the same parity factor. If , the stated argument is undefined.

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