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Question Number 28006 by sorour87 last updated on 18/Jan/18

∫_0 ^∞ (ln x)^(−3) dx

$$\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \left(\mathrm{ln}\:{x}\right)^{−\mathrm{3}} {dx} \\ $$

Commented by abdo imad last updated on 20/Jan/18

the ch .lnx=t give   ∫_0 ^∞   (lnx)^(−3) dx= ∫_(−∞) ^(+∞)   t^(−3)  e^t dt  = ∫_(−∞) ^(+∞)   (e^t /t^3 )dt= ∫_(−∞) ^0  (e^t /t^3 )dt +∫_0 ^1  (e^t /t^3 )dt +∫_1 ^(+∞)  (e^t /t^3 )dt  = ∫_(−∞) ^(−1)  (e^t /t^3 )dt +∫_(−1) ^(0   )  (e^t /t^3 )dt ++(...) +(...) but   ∫_(−∞) ^(−1)   (e^t /t^3 )dt = −∫_1 ^(+∞)  (e^(−x) /x^3 )dx   and this integral converges                          t=−x  ∫_(−1) ^0  (e^t /t^3 )dt= −∫_0 ^1   (e^(−x) /x^3 )dx  this integral diverges  ∫_1 ^(+∞)  (e^t /t^3 )dt converges so the integral ∫_0 ^∞ (lnx)^(−3) dx diverges

$${the}\:{ch}\:.{lnx}={t}\:{give}\:\:\:\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:\:\left({lnx}\right)^{−\mathrm{3}} {dx}=\:\int_{−\infty} ^{+\infty} \:\:{t}^{−\mathrm{3}} \:{e}^{{t}} {dt} \\ $$$$=\:\int_{−\infty} ^{+\infty} \:\:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}=\:\int_{−\infty} ^{\mathrm{0}} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:+\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:+\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{+\infty} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt} \\ $$$$=\:\int_{−\infty} ^{−\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:+\int_{−\mathrm{1}} ^{\mathrm{0}\:\:\:} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:++\left(...\right)\:+\left(...\right)\:{but} \\ $$$$\:\int_{−\infty} ^{−\mathrm{1}} \:\:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:=\:−\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{+\infty} \:\frac{{e}^{−{x}} }{{x}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dx}\:\:\:{and}\:{this}\:{integral}\:{converges}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{t}=−{x} \\ $$$$\int_{−\mathrm{1}} ^{\mathrm{0}} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}=\:−\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\:\frac{{e}^{−{x}} }{{x}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dx}\:\:{this}\:{integral}\:{diverges} \\ $$$$\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{+\infty} \:\frac{{e}^{{t}} }{{t}^{\mathrm{3}} }{dt}\:{converges}\:{so}\:{the}\:{integral}\:\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \left({lnx}\right)^{−\mathrm{3}} {dx}\:{diverges} \\ $$

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