Can integral2 left a variable inside?

Hi,everyone.There're three variables in my function,x,y and w.

I want to integral x and y first,but there were a variable w stuck in my function.Can I left it and integral x,y first? Thank you.

clear

L=0.1;
section=50;
a=L/2;
b=L/section;
v=3e8;
f1=1.2e9;
f2=4.8e9;
f3=7.5e9;
f4=10e9;
w1=(2*pi*f1);
w2=(2*pi*f2);
w3=(2*pi*f3);
w4=(2*pi*f4);
Z01=50;
Z02=75;
a0=(log(Z02/Z01))./(2.*L);
T=a;
Ub=a;
Lb=-a;
ub=a;
lb=-a;
k=6;

syms x y w

l=0:(2*L)/(2*k):L  % Approximate sections dvided

sec=numel(l)-1;

% Cm0

for s=1:1:sec

    for t=1:1:sec
        
        for m=1:1:k

            P1=matlabFunction(((cos((m.*pi.*(y))./a)).*(cos(2.*(x-y).*w./v))));
    
            P2(1,m)=integral2(P1,Lb+l(s),Lb+l(s+1),Lb+l(t),@(x)x);
   
            P3(1,m)=integral2(P1,Lb+l(s),Lb+l(s+1),@(x)x,Lb+l(t+1));

            P{s,t}=(P2+P3)     % s section multiply t section

    end

end

[Umar]

Hi Guan,

That was a very good question. When dealing with multiple variables in an integration scenario, it is crucial to ensure that all variables are appropriately handled to achieve accurate results. In this case, the variable w appears in the integrand function, which might complicate the integration process if left unaddressed.To address the issue of the stuck variable w, one approach could involve separating the integration steps for x and y from the part of the code that involves w. By isolating the integrations for x and y, you can focus on resolving any dependencies on w separately.

Here is a modified version of the code snippet that separates the integration of x and y from the part involving w:

% Define the integrand function without the variable w
P1 = @(x, y) cos((m * pi * y) / a) * cos(2 * (x - y) / v);
% Perform integration for x and y separately
int_x = integral2(@(x, y) P1(x, y), Lb + l(s), Lb + l(s + 1), Lb + l(t), Lb + l(t + 1));
int_y = integral2(@(x, y) P1(x, y), Lb + l(s), Lb + l(s + 1), Lb + l(t), Lb + l(t + 1));
% Proceed with further computations using int_x and int_y

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

[Guan Hao]

Yeah,it works.However, I was confused if I can just neglect w, since it was inside the cosine function.

Answer 1

[Torsten]

@Guan Hao

You cannot simply remove the w in your expression as suggested by @Umar. I'd do the general integration first and then substitute x and y according to the bounds you specified. The result will be symbolic expressions in w, not simple numbers.

L = 0.1;
a = L/2;
v = 3e8;
m = 3;
syms x y w real
expr = cos(m*sym(pi)*y/a).*cos(2*(x-y)*w/v)

expr = 

int(int(expr,x),y)

ans = 

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

I want to integral x and y first,but there were a variable w stuck in my function.Can I left it and integral x,y first?

No, integral2() is strictly numeric. Every variable involved must have a numeric value (or be one of the two named parameters.)

Symbolic integration is the way to go for this task.