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The phase function cost attains its global maximum 1 on [0,3π] at the stationary endpoint t=0 and at the interior point t=2π. At either point,
cos(t0​+u)=1−2u2​+O(u4).
(1)
By Laplace's method at a nondegenerate stationary endpoint, the endpoint contributes
ex2xπ​​.
(2)
By Laplace's method, the interior maximum contributes
ex+2πx2π​​.
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The remaining parts of the interval are exponentially smaller. Summing the two contributions according to Laplace's method with multiple global maxima gives
I(x)∼ex2xπ​​(1+2e2π)​.
(4)

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