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If you use the Cartesian coordinate, you should recall the definition of "improper integral". Let me give you a simpler example here, consider

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx$,

the integrand approaches infinity as $x\to 0$, however, the "improper integral " defines it as a limit, i.e.,

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}\int_{\epsilon}^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}2\sqrt{x}\big|_{\epsilon}^1=2$,

thus the integral will still give you a finite value.

Note that if the singularity is even stronger, you may consider the Cauchy principle value. But this integrand has the singularity type $1/r^2$, in 3D, this integral is just weakly singular, so probably you do not even need to use the principle value.

If you use the Cartesian coordinate, you should recall the definition of "improper integral". Let me give you a simpler example here, consider

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx$,

the integrand approaches infinity as $x\to 0$, however, the "improper integral " defines it as a limit, i.e.,

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}\int_{\epsilon}^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}2\sqrt{x}\big|_{\epsilon}^1=2$,

thus the integral will still give you a finite value.

If you use the Cartesian coordinate, you should recall the definition of "improper integral". Let me give you a simpler example here, consider

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx$,

the integrand approaches infinity as $x\to 0$, however, the "improper integral " defines it as a limit, i.e.,

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}\int_{\epsilon}^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}2\sqrt{x}\big|_{\epsilon}^1=2$,

thus the integral will still give you a finite value.

Note that if the singularity is even stronger, you may consider the Cauchy principle value. But this integrand has the singularity type $1/r^2$, in 3D, this integral is just weakly singular, so probably you do not even need to use the principle value.

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If you use the Cartesian coordinate, you should recall the definition of "improper integral". Let me give you a simpler example here, consider

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx$,

the integrand approaches infinity as $x\to 0$, however, the "improper integral " defines it as a limit, i.e.,

$\int_0^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}\int_{\epsilon}^1\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}dx=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}2\sqrt{x}\big|_{\epsilon}^1=2$,

thus the integral will still give you a finite value.