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In mathematics, Ramanujan's Master Theorem, named after Srinivasa Ramanujan,[1] is a technique that provides an analytic expression for the Mellin transform of an analytic function.

Page from Ramanujan's notebook stating his Master theorem.

The result is stated as follows:

If a complex-valued function has an expansion of the form

then the Mellin transform of is given by

where is the gamma function.

It was widely used by Ramanujan to calculate definite integrals and infinite series.

Higher-dimensional versions of this theorem also appear in quantum physics through Feynman diagrams.[2]

A similar result was also obtained by Glaisher.[3]

Alternative formalism

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An alternative formulation of Ramanujan's Master Theorem is as follows:

which gets converted to the above form after substituting and using the functional equation for the gamma function.

The integral above is convergent for subject to growth conditions on .[4]

Proof

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A proof subject to "natural" assumptions (though not the weakest necessary conditions) to Ramanujan's Master theorem was provided by G. H. Hardy[5](chapter XI) employing the residue theorem and the well-known Mellin inversion theorem.

Application to Bernoulli polynomials

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The generating function of the Bernoulli polynomials is given by:

These polynomials are given in terms of the Hurwitz zeta function:

by for . Using the Ramanujan master theorem and the generating function of Bernoulli polynomials one has the following integral representation:[6]

which is valid for .

Application to the gamma function

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Weierstrass's definition of the gamma function

is equivalent to expression

where is the Riemann zeta function.

Then applying Ramanujan master theorem we have:

valid for .

Special cases of and are

Application to Bessel functions

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The Bessel function of the first kind has the power series

By Ramanujan's Master Theorem, together with some identities for the gamma function and rearranging, we can evaluate the integral

valid for .

Equivalently, if the spherical Bessel function is preferred, the formula becomes

valid for .

The solution is remarkable in that it is able to interpolate across the major identities for the gamma function. In particular, the choice of gives the square of the gamma function, gives the duplication formula, gives the reflection formula, and fixing to the evaluable or gives the gamma function by itself, up to reflection and scaling.

Bracket integration method

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The bracket integration method (method of brackets) applies Ramanujan's Master Theorem to a broad range of integrals.[7] The bracket integration method generates the integrand's series expansion, creates a bracket series, identifies the series coefficient and formula parameters and computes the integral.[8]

Integration formulas

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This section identifies the integration formulas for integrand's with and without consecutive integer exponents and for single and double integrals. The integration formula for double integrals may be generalized to any multiple integral. In all cases, there is a parameter value or array of parameter values that solves one or more linear equations derived from the exponent terms of the integrand's series expansion.

Consecutive integer exponents, 1 variable

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This is the function series expansion, integral and integration formula for an integral whose integrand's series expansion contains consecutive integer exponents.[9] The parameter is a solution to this linear equation.

General exponents, 1 variable

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Applying the substitution generates the function series expansion, integral and integration formula for an integral whose integrand's series expansion may not contain consecutive integer exponents.[8] The parameter is a solution to this linear equation.

Consecutive integer exponents, double integral

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This is the function series expansion, integral and integration formula for a double integral whose integrand's series expansion contains consecutive integer exponents.[10] The parameters and are solutions to these linear equations.

General exponents, double integral

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This section describes the integration formula for a double integral whose integrand's series expansion may not contain consecutive integer exponents. Matrices contain the parameters needed to express the exponents in a series expansion of the integrand, and the determinant of invertible matrix is .[11] Applying the substitution generates the function series expansion, integral and integration formula for a double integral whose integrand's series expansion may not contain consecutive integer exponents.[10] The integral and integration formula are[12][13] The parameter matrix is a solution to this linear equation.[14] .

Positive complexity index

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In some cases, there may be more sums then variables. For example, if the integrand is a product of 3 functions of a common single variable, and each function is converted to a series expansion sum, the integrand is now a product of 3 sums, each sum corresponding to a distinct series expansion.

  • The number of brackets is the number of linear equations associated with an integral. This term reflects the common practice of bracketing each linear equation.[15]
  • The complexity index is the number of integrand sums minus the number of brackets (linear equations). Each series expansion of the integrand contributes one sum.[15]
  • The summation indices (variables) are the indices that index terms in a series expansion. In the example, there are 3 summation indices and because the integrand is a product of 3 series expansions.[16]
  • The free summation indices (variables) are the summation indices that remain after completing all integrations. Integration reduces the number of sums in the integrand by replacing the series expansions (sums) with an integration formula. Therefore, there are fewer summation indices after integration. The number of chosen free summation indices equals the complexity index.[16]

Integrals with a positive complexity index

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The free summation indices are elements of set . The matrix of free summation indices is and the coefficients of the free summation indices is matrix . The remaining indices are set containing indices . Matrices and contain matrix elements that multiply or sum with the non-summation indices. The selected free summation indices must leave matrix non-singular. . This is the function's series expansion, integral and integration formula.[17] The parameters are linear functions of the parameters .[18] .

Bracket series

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Table 1. Bracket series notations
Notation type Power series notation Bracket series notation
Indicator
Multi-indicator
Bracket

Bracket series notations are notations that substitute for common power series notations (Table 1).[19] Replacing power series notations with bracket series notations transforms the power series to a bracket series. A bracket series facilitates identifying the formula parameters needed for integration. It is also recommended to replace a sum raised to a power:[19] with this bracket series expression:

Algorithm

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This algorithm describes how to apply the integral formulas.[8][9][20]

Table 2. Integral formulas
Complexity index Integral formula
Zero, single integral
Zero, multiple integral
Positive
Input Integral expression
Output Integral value or integral cannot be assigned a value
  1. Express the integrand as a power series.
  2. Transform the integrand's power series to a bracket series.
  3. Obtain the complexity index, formula parameters and series coefficient function.
    1. Complexity index is the number of integrand sums minus number of brackets.
    2. Parameters or array are solutions to linear equations (zero complexity index, single integral), (zero complexity index, single integral) or (positive complexity index).
    3. Identify parameter or (zero complexity index, single integral) or compute (all other cases) from the associated linear equations.
    4. Identify the series coefficient function of the bracket series.
  4. If the complexity index is negative, return integral cannot be assigned a value.
  5. If the complexity index is zero, select the formula from table 2 for zero complexity index, single or multiple integral, compute the integral value with this formula, and return this integral value.
  6. If the complexity index is positive, select the formula from table 2 for positive complexity index, and compute the integral value as a series expansion with this formula for all possible choices of the free summation indices. Select the lowest complexity index, convergent series expansion, adding series that converge in the same region.
    1. If all series expansions are divergent series or null series (all series terms zero), then return integral cannot be assigned a value.
    2. If the series expansion is non-null and non-divergent, return this series expansion as the integral value.

Examples

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Zero complexity index

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The bracket method will integrate this integral.

  1. Express the integrand as a power series.
  2. Transform the power series to a bracket series.
  3. Obtain the complexity index, formula parameters and series coefficient function.
  4. Complexity index is zero.
    .
  5. Use table 2 to compute the integral.
  6. Positive complexity index

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    The bracket method will integrate this integral. 1. Express the integrand as a power series. Use the sum raised to a power formula. 2. Transform the power series to a bracket series. 3. Obtain the complexity index, formula parameters and series coefficient function.

    Complexity index is 1 as 3 sums and 2 brackets.
    Select as the free index, . The linear equations, solutions, determinant and series coefficient are

    4. Use table 2 to compute the integral

    Citations

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    1. ^ Berndt 1985.
    2. ^ González, Moll & Schmidt 2011.
    3. ^ Glaisher 1874, pp. 53–55.
    4. ^ Amdeberhan et al. 2012, pp. 103–120.
    5. ^ Hardy 1978.
    6. ^ Espinosa & Moll 2002, pp. 449–468.
    7. ^ Gonzalez & Moll 2010, pp. 50–73.
    8. ^ a b c Gonzalez, Jiu & Moll 2020, pp. 983–985.
    9. ^ a b Amdeberhan et al. 2012, p. 117, Eqn. 9.5.
    10. ^ a b Amdeberhan et al. 2012, p. 118.
    11. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqn. 7.
    12. ^ Amdeberhan et al. 2012, p. 118, Eqn. 9.6.
    13. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqn. 8.
    14. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqn. 9.
    15. ^ a b Gonzalez et al. 2022, p. 28.
    16. ^ a b Amdeberhan et al. 2012, p. 117.
    17. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqn. 10.
    18. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqn. 11.
    19. ^ a b González, Moll & Schmidt 2011, p. 8.
    20. ^ Ananthanarayan et al. 2023, Eqns. 9-11.

    References

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    • Amdeberhan, Tewodros; Gonzalez, Ivan; Harrison, Marshall; Moll, Victor H.; Straub, Armin (2012). "Ramanujan's Master Theorem". The Ramanujan Journal. 29 (1–3): 103–120. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.232.8448. doi:10.1007/s11139-011-9333-y. S2CID 8886049.
    • Ananthanarayan, B.; Banik, Sumit; Friot, Samuel; Pathak, Tanay (2023). "Method of Brackets: Revisiting a technique for calculating Feynman integrals and certain definite integrals". Physical Review D. 108 (8).
    • Berndt, B. (1985). Ramanujan's Notebooks, Part I. New York: Springer-Verlag.
    • Glaisher, J.W.L. (1874). "A new formula in definite integrals". The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 48 (315): 53–55. doi:10.1080/14786447408641072.
    • González, Iván; Moll, V.H.; Schmidt, Iván (2011). "A generalized Ramanujan Master Theorem applied to the evaluation of Feynman diagrams". arXiv:1103.0588 [math-ph].
    • Gonzalez, Ivan; Moll, Victor H. (2010). "Definite integrals by the method of brackets. Part 1,". Advances in Applied Mathematics. 45 (1): 50–73. doi:10.1016/j.aam.2009.11.003.
    • Gonzalez, Ivan; Kohl, Karen; Jiu, Lin; Moll, Victor H. (1 January 2017). "An extension of the method of brackets. Part 1". Open Mathematics. 15 (1): 1181–1211. doi:10.1515/math-2017-0100. ISSN 2391-5455.
    • Gonzalez, Ivan; Kohl, Karen; Jiu, Lin; Moll, Victor H. (March 2018). "The Method of Brackets in Experimental Mathematics". Frontiers in Orthogonal Polynomials and q -Series. WORLD SCIENTIFIC. pp. 307–318. ISBN 978-981-322-887-0.
    • Gonzalez, Ivan; Jiu, Lin; Moll, Victor H. (2020). "An extension of the method of brackets. Part 2". Open Mathematics. 18 (1): 983–995. arXiv:1707.08942. doi:10.1515/math-2020-0062. ISSN 2391-5455.
    • Gonzalez, Ivan; Kondrashuk, Igor; Moll, Victor H.; Recabarren, Luis M. (2022). "Mellin–Barnes integrals and the method of brackets". The European Physical Journal C. 82 (1): 28. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09977-x. ISSN 1434-6052.
    • Hardy, G.H. (1978). Ramanujan: Twelve lectures on subjects suggested by his life and work (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Chelsea. ISBN 978-0-8284-0136-4.
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