Remove the apparent singularity at by defining
This is jointly continuous: write using the unnormalized sinc function, whose value at zero is one. Its partial derivative in is
also at , since there . This partial derivative is jointly continuous on the whole strip.
The value at the single endpoint does not change a Lebesgue integral. Part (b), whose dominated convergence proof applies to , therefore makes continuously differentiable on , with a right derivative at zero, and
For , direct integration gives
At zero the same integral gives , so no division by zero is required. Also . The substitution rule identifies for , the sine integral.
Yes: take the unnormalized sinc function with its removable value at zero,
Its power series is , with infinite radius of convergence, so it is an entire function. At it gives as required. The identity theorem also proves this entire solution is unique.
Sinc function Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-31
The unnormalized sinc function is , extended by value one at zero. The normalized sinc function is , with the same removable value. These arise, with convention-dependent scaling, as inverse Fourier transforms of frequency-interval indicator functions, so they describe ideal low-pass filters and the Shannon scaling function.