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I don't quite understand the jump in this inequality given in our notes (R>1) $\int_0^\pi \frac{e^{-R\sin t}}{R^2 - 1} dt \leq \frac{2\pi R}{R^2 - 1}$ surely if we were to use to the bounds for an integral then as $e^{-R\sin t} \leq 1$ for $0 then the bound for the integral would be

$\int_0^\pi \frac{e^{-R\sin t}}{R^2 - 1} dt \leq (\pi - 0)\frac{1}{R^2 - 1} = \frac{\pi}{R^2 - 1} \quad ?$ Is 'my' bound just a better bound than the one above? Thanks!

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    Well, then we have e^{-R\sin t}\le 1 < 2R, and the author of the math that is in your notes wants a $2\pi R$ in the numerator for some ulterior purpose.2012-03-27

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If $R > 1$ your inequality is correct, but then the notes are also right.
If $0 < R < 1$ your inequality is in the wrong direction, because $R^2-1$ is negative. However, the notes are also wrong for approximately $ .3923824170 < R < 1$.