How to numerically integrate 1/(x^2-1)?

• Subject: How to numerically integrate 1/(x^2-1)?
• From: Felix E. Klee
• Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:58:39 +0200

On Monday 28 April 2003 20:21, Felix E. Klee wrote:
> BTW, of course the above integral can be solved analytically. The result
> is 0.

Principal value, that is. So, never mind, the integral is undefined and 
therefore I can't blame numerical algorithms to diverge (unless they are 
supposed to calculate the principal value).

Felix

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