Derivatives of improper tail integrals #
For an integrable function f on (a, ∞), its tail integral t ↦ ∫ s in Ioi t, f s
has derivative -f t at each t > a where f is continuous. If f is continuous on
the whole ray, the derivative identity also gives a formula for every higher iterated
derivative. These results apply to Banach-space-valued integrands and support differential
closure arguments for improper integrals.
References #
At a continuity point strictly inside an integrable ray, the tail integral has derivative equal to the negated integrand.
The derivative of an improper tail integral is the negated integrand at each continuity point strictly inside the integrable ray.
For a continuous integrand on an integrable ray, the derivative of order n + 1 of its
tail integral is the negated derivative of order n of the integrand at each interior point.
The identity concerns total iterated derivatives and does not assume higher smoothness.