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Homework Statement
If the Green's function of the electric field in a system is
[tex] G(x,x')=e^{-i(x-x')^2}[/tex]
I want to calculate the phase of the electric field at [itex] x [/itex] if the source is uniformly distributed at [itex]x'=-\infty [/itex] to [itex]x'=\infty[/itex]
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Then, the phase of the field at [itex]x[/itex] may be
[tex] \theta_1\equiv Arg\Big[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-i(x-x')^2}dx'\Big]=Arg\Big[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-ix'^2}dx'\Big]=Arg[1-i]=-\frac{\pi}{4}[/tex]
The phase of the field may be independent from [itex] x[/itex]. So, I calculate the following:
[tex]\theta_2\equiv Arg \Big[ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-i(x-x')^2}dxdx' \Big] =Arg \Big[ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-i(x^2-2xx'+x'^2)}dxdx' \Big]=Arg \Big[ \int_{0}^{\infty}\int_{0}^{2\pi}e^{-ir^2(1-\sin 2\phi)}d\phi dr \Big]
=Arg \Big[ 2\pi \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-ir^2}J_0(r^2) dr \Big]
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[itex]\theta_1 =\theta_2 [/itex]? I think that that should be the case.