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I found this integral in a FB page: $$I=\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{\log{(1+x^3+y^3)}-\log{(xy)}}{1+x^3+y^3}dxdy$$

I am trying to evaluate it, but it is hard.

My attemps: convert by using substitution $x=r\cos^{2/3}({\theta}), y=r\sin^{2/3}({\theta})$ then it becomes: $$I=\frac{4}{3}\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}}\int_{0}^{\frac{1}{\cos^{2/3}({\theta})}}\frac{\log{(1+r^3)}-\log{(r^2\cos^{2/3}({\theta})\sin^{2/3}({\theta}))}}{(1+r^3)\cos^{1/3}({\theta})\sin^{1/3}({\theta})}dxdy$$

And it seems impossible due to the antiderivative is a mess.

I also try to transform: $x^3+y^3=(x+y)^3-3xy(x+y)$ so i set $u=x+y, v=xy$ but it is still hard.

Another try, because of symmetry then the integral can be rewritten as: $$I=\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{\log{(1+x^3+y^3)}-\log{(x^2)}}{1+x^3+y^3}dxdy$$ But it doesn't help much. I also add more variable like this: $$I=\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{\infty}(\log{(1+x^3+y^3)}-\log{(x^2)})e^{-z(1+x^3+y^3)}dxdydz$$ And it leads to something messier. So, I need some helps from every one, thank you for your time.

OnTheWay
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  • Oh damn this is interesting. Nintegrate gives 1.81922 while symbolic integration fails using mathematica. Seems like this needs a very niche substitution lol – Max0815 Nov 07 '22 at 06:03
  • The closed form is $\Gamma^3{(\frac{4}{3})}(\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}}+\frac{3}{2}\log{(3)})$. Thank you. – OnTheWay Nov 07 '22 at 06:19

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