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Euler's Addition Theorem


Euler's addition theorem for elliptic integrals states that, with g(x)=(1-x^2)(1-k^2x^2),

 int_0^a(dx)/(sqrt(g(x)))+int_0^b(dx)/(sqrt(g(x)))=int_0^c(dx)/(sqrt(g(x))),

where

 c=(bsqrt(g(a))+asqrt(g(b)))/(1-k^2a^2b^2).

For real variables with 0<=k<1 and -1<a,b<1, use positive square roots and require the sum of the two integrals to lie between -K(k) and K(k), where K is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind. The formula follows from the addition identity for the Jacobi elliptic function sn(u,k) (DLMF 22.8.1).


See also

Abel's Addition Theorem, Elliptic Integral of the First Kind, Jacobi Elliptic Functions

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References

NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. "Addition Theorems." https://dlmf.nist.gov/22.8.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Euler's Addition Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/EulersAdditionTheorem.html

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