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    What is the Taylor expansion of x/sin(ax)?

    Let's see if I can do this: If ##\sin(x)/x = 1 - \frac{x^2}{6} + \frac{x^4}{120} +\mathscr O(x^6)##, then $$1/(y+1) = 1-1 + \frac{x^2}{6} - \frac{x^4}{120} +1 + (-\frac{x^2}{6} + \frac{x^4}{120})^2 = 1+\frac{x^2}{6} - \frac{x^4}{120} +\frac{x^4}{36} - 2\frac{x^6}{6*120}+ \frac{x^8}{120})^2$$...
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    What is the Taylor expansion of x/sin(ax)?

    The expansion of ##\sin (x)/x = 1-x^2/3!+x^4/5!-... = \sum (-1)^n \frac{x^{2n}}{(2n+1)!}## The expansion of ## 1/(1+y) = 1-y+y^2-y^3+... = \sum (-1)^n y^n## Then, if I set ##y = \sin (x)/x -1##: ##x/sin(x) = 1- (sin(x)/x-1)+(sin(x)/x-1)^2-(sin(x)/x-1)^3+... =3-sin(x)/x + sin^2(x)/x^2- 2sin(x)/x...
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    What is the Taylor expansion of x/sin(ax)?

    Hey everyone 1. Homework Statement I want to compute the Taylor expansion (the first four terms) of $$f(x) =x/sin(ax)$$ around $$x_0 = 0$$. I am working in the space of complex numbers here. Homework Equations function: $$f(x) = \frac{x}{\sin (ax)}$$ Taylor expansion: $$ f(x) = \sum...
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    Fourier transform of integral e^-a|x|

    Ah, now I know where this is going, thanks! The Fourier transform of the derivative of a general function is related to the function like so: ## \hat{g'}(x) = ip \hat{g}(x) ##. In my case this would mean that I can look at the Fourier transform of the derivative, divided by ip: ##\hat{f}(x) =...
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    Fourier transform of integral e^-a|x|

    The function is the derivative of the primitive function ##\frac{d}{dx} F(x) = f(x)## Yet, I am not sure how this is helping me in this Fourier transform (sorry, I'm a bit slow today)
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    Fourier transform of integral e^-a|x|

    This is what I think as well. If they meant the primitive function though, how could I solve it then?
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    Fourier transform of integral e^-a|x|

    Homework Statement I am supposed to compute the Fourier transform of f(x) = integral (e-a|x|) Homework Equations Fourier transformation: F(p) = 1/(2π) n/2 integral(f(x) e-ipx dx) from -infinity to +infinity The Attempt at a Solution My problem is, that I do not know how to handle that there...
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    I Why are non-relativistic particles not redshifted?

    Thank you, this helped very much!
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    I Why are non-relativistic particles not redshifted?

    Thank you so much, this is exactly what my tired brain couldn't put into words!
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    I Why are non-relativistic particles not redshifted?

    Hey! I was reading some script and when it comes to the cosmological redshift, it says, that only relativistic particles are affected by cosmological redshift. This does feel quite natural, however, I haven't been able to come up with an explanation that shows it with proper physics and...
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    Exploring the World of Physics: Join the Conversation with an Aspiring Scientist

    Hey guys! I'm an undergrad student in physics hoping to have interesting conversations and to find answers to my many, many questions :) Cheers, Max
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