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Improper Riemann Integrals

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The Riemann integral applies only to bounded functions defined on compact intervals. This severe restriction can be relaxed by considering larger concepts of integrability.

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Choudary, A.D.R., Niculescu, C.P. (2014). Improper Riemann Integrals. In: Real Analysis on Intervals. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2148-7_10

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