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Power-complement integral recurrence (Jn​(p)=∫01​(1−sp)nds)

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For p>0 and a nonnegative integer n, integration by parts gives, when n>0,
Jn​(p)=pn∫01​sp(1−sp)n−1ds=pn(Jn−1​(p)−Jn​(p)).
(1)
The endpoint term [s(1−sp)n]01​ vanishes. Therefore
Jn​(p)=pn+1pn​Jn−1​(p),J0​(p)=1.
(2)
Repeated application yields Jn​(p)=∏j=1n​pj/(pj+1). The integration by substitution w=sp also identifies Jn​(p)=B(1/p,n+1)/p with an Euler beta function. A related weighted integral follows immediately from the same substitution:
∫01​sp−1(1−sp)nds=p(n+1)1​.
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