Questions tagged [taylor-series]
Taylor series is a method to analyze functions as polynomials.
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Using Weierstrass’s Factorization Theorem
I am trying to factorize $\sin(x)\over x$ which by Taylor series expansion and using the roots is $$a \cdot \left(1 - \frac{x}{\pi} \right) \left(1 + \frac{x}{\pi} \right) \left(1 - \frac{x}{2\pi} \...
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Taylor Series expansion for an implicitely defined family of functions
Can we find a Taylor Series expansion for $y(x)$ implicitly defined by:
$$\sum _{i=1}^nA_ie^{a_ix+b_iy} = 1 ?$$
In financial mathematics, the two-additive-factors Model G2++ is commonly used for ...
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aproximate sum involving binomial coefficients
I have the problem for computing the j-derivative of a logarithm, with $j\gg1$
\begin{equation}
c_j=\left.\frac{\partial^j}{\partial s^j}\log\left(1+Ae^s+Be^{2s}\right)\right|_{s=0},
\end{equation}
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A function with positive decreasing Taylor coefficients?
The function $\frac{x}{\ln(1-x)}$ has a Taylor series $-1+c_1x+c_2x^2+\cdots$ and I want to show $c_1>c_2>\cdots>0$. More generally, is there a result about how a function has positive Taylor ...
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Approximate $\mathbf{G}=(a\mathbf{H}+\mathbf{M})^+$ by Taylor expansion [closed]
Suppose we have a complex matrix $\mathbf{M}$. Let $\mathbf{M}^+=(\mathbf{M}^*\mathbf{M})^{-1}\mathbf{M}^*$ be the pseudo-inverse of $\mathbf{M}$, where $^*$ denotes the conjugate transpose. Let $\...
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Determining the rate of spread of geodesics when the sectional curvature is zero
I have posted this question in mathSE a few weeks ago (and proposed a bounty) but so far got no response.
In the book Riemanian geometry (by do-Carmo), the following result is proved (Corollary 2.9 ...
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Taylor series coefficients
This question arose in connection with A hard integral identity on MATH.SE.
Let
$$f(x)=\arctan{\left (\frac{S(x)}{\pi+S(x)}\right)}$$
with $S(x)=\operatorname{arctanh} x -\arctan x$, and let
$$f(x)=\...
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Smoothness of coefficients of remainder term in Taylor expansion
Given a $C^{k}$ function $f:\mathbb{R}^d\to\mathbb{R},$ we can use Taylor's theorem to write it as
$$f(x)=\sum_{|\alpha|\le k-1} c_\alpha x^\alpha + R(x),$$
where $R$ is $C^k$ and can be expressed ...
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Laurent expansion of inverse of vandermonde determinant
I wish to find the coefficients of the Laurent expansion of the inverse of the Vandermonde determinant, that is, the Laurent expansion at 0 of
$$\prod_{1\leq i<j \leq n}(x_j-x_i)^{-1}.$$
We can ...
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Numerical Computation of arcsin and arctan for real numbers [closed]
I'm coding some numerical methods and I do not know what the correct analysis would be for choosing the implementation for $arcsin$ and $arctan$ for real numbers. Here's what I know:
Both functions ...
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Zeros of partial sums of $(1+z)/(1-z)$ near $z=-1$
Let $p_n(z)$ be the $n^\text{th}$ partial sum of the Maclaurin series for $f(z) = (1+z)/(1-z)$. For large $n$ the zeros of $p_n$ appear to avoid the point $z=-1$:
Figure: Zeros of $p_{40}$ and the ...
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An apparently simple question (behaviour at infinity of a power series)
Let $(a_n)$ be a sequence of real numbers, and suppose that the real power series (function) $S(x):=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^n$ converges for every $x\in\mathbb{R}$.
$\mathbf{Question}$: Suppose ...
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construct a power series with infinitely many zeros in the complex plane, bounded coefficients???
Hi all.
I want to construct a power series $F(z)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nz^n$ centered at zero and with finite radius of convergence in the complex plane, and which has infinitely many zeros (in its ...
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Generating a series representation for the inverse of the operator $f(f)$
I am considering the following problem:
Suppose you are given a function $u: C \rightarrow C$, find a function $g$ such that $g(g) = u$ (Let's assume that such a function exists). And by "find", I ...
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Taylor's series for Lie groups
Let $G_1$ and $G_2$ be two (matrix) Lie groups, with $L(G_1)$ and $L(G_2)$ their respective Lie algebras.
I am interested to know if there is a well developed theory to approximate a (sufficiently) ...
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Discrete Taylor's Formula in n dimensions [closed]
I am searching for discrete form of Taylor's formula in n dimensions. Please share the appropriate resources.
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Closed form of a type of generalised exponential functions
Let a generalised exponential function exp_{m,n} (I'm not sure if this notation is already used by anything else) be defined as such, for n a positive integer and m between 0 and n-1 (inclusive):
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Properties of signomial Functions in one variable
I am interested in functions of the form: \sum_{j=1}^\infty a_j x^{p_j} where p_j can be any non-negative real number. Wikipedia has informed me that this is a subset of the signomial functions, but ...
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Taylor series of a complex function that is not holomorphic
I want to create Taylor series of a complex function that has complex conjugate in it. Obviously I cannot do a total derivative but derivations over real and imag parts exist.
Bonus question: Can I ...
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nonlinear delay differential equation
Consider the delay differential equation:
$ y_x(x) = \sqrt{y(x-\bar{x})} $
where $y$ is the unknown function of $x$, and where $\bar{x}$ is a fixed parameter.
This equation does not seem to have a ...
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Calculating entropy of adjacency matrix using eigenvalue decomposition?
How to calculate entropy using the eigenvalues when the eigenvalues are negative?
Is there a simple relation between the entropy of a matrix and its characteristic polynomial?
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why can't taylor series capture memory effects? [closed]
I am trying to understand when to use Volterra series.I found this on wikipedia 'The Volterra series is a model for non-linear behavior similar to the Taylor series. It differs from the Taylor series ...
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Approximate the square root of (1-X) efficiently through (nested) products
Currently, I encountered a problem of approximating the following
series:
$$
(I-X)^{-\frac{1}{2}}=I+\frac{1}{2}X+\frac{1\cdot3}{2\cdot4}X^{2}+\frac{1\cdot3\cdot5}{2\cdot4\cdot6}X^{3}+\ldots
$$
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Szegő curve for partial sum of Taylor series of Riemann $\Xi(z)$ function
I am sorry that this is long post. But it might be of interest to you.
This post is related to zeros of partial sum of Taylor series of $e^x-1$.
Entire functions $e^z$, $\cos(z)$, and $\sin(z)$ can ...
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Inequality of Partial Taylor Series
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For a given $\theta < 1$, and $N$ a positive integer, I am trying to find an $x > 0$ (preferably the smallest such $x$) such that the following inequality holds:
$$\sum_{k=0}^{N} \frac{x^k}...
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derivatives of composite function [closed]
There's a formula for the $n$th derivative of a composite function $f(g(x))$ - it's called Faa di Bruno's formula - but I'm not really interested in the formula but in the proof given in the book of ...
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Converse of the taylor's theorem in Banach Spaces
I would like to known if the following converse of the taylor's theorem is true:
Let $E$, $F$ Banach spaces, and $f:E\rightarrow F$ continuous. Suppose there are $k$ continuous functions $T_i: E \...
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Higher order Approximation of Lie groups [closed]
Maybe the following is trivial or folklore, but I can't find any concrete proof of
the theorem, that higher order derivatives of Lie groups don't give any new information
above what is coded in its ...
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Taylor expansion convergence relation to power-spectrum
Is there some connection between the power-spectrum of a real function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ (that is, its Fourier transform) and the convergence radius of its Taylor expansion around arbitraty $...
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Padé approximation - usability in iterative algorithms
Firstly, I have to say that I don't understand Padé approximation well.
But I discovered that, it is more precise than Taylor series.
I have to create approximation for these functions: Log(x) and ...
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Can Convergence Radii of Padé Approximants Always Be Made Infinite?
I've found (as have others), that for some analytic functions, a Padé approximant of it has an infinite convergence radius, whereas its associated Taylor series has a finite convergence radius. $f(x)=...
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Properties and name of some polynomials
I have encountered in a problem some polynomials given by $P_k(x) = \prod_{j=0}^{k-2} (kx-j)$. I need to understand if these polynomials are known, and if they have certain special properties, as ...
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An algebraic equation question [closed]
My question is this:
If $\frac{\sqrt[n]{\prod_{i=1}^n(p_i + 1)}}{\sqrt[n]{\prod_{i=1}^n(m_i + 1)}} = e ^\beta$
can I find an expression (either exact or approximate) for $\frac{\sqrt[n]{\prod_{i=1}^...
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Approximation:- Algorithmic considerations
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I want to approximate a function $f$ on $(a,b)$. The function is singular at the points $a$ and $b$, however I have asymptotic expansions at these points. I can also construct Taylor ...
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A question about approximation of Real analytic functions
Define $B$ to be the set of functions $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
for which there exists a dense set $C\subset [0,1]$ of computables numbers and an algorithm $F$ such that for any $x_0\in C,$ in ...
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Positive, Uni-modal, Log-concave Combinatorics
We define a sequence, $\{a_n\}_{n=0}^\infty$, to be a uni-modal sequence if for some $m$, $$a_0<a_1<\cdots<a_m,\ \ \ \ a_m>a_{m+1}>a_{m+2}>\cdots.$$
We define a sequence, $\{a_n\}_{...
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A nonlinear initial-boundary value problems with Taylor expansion of parameter [closed]
Let $u(x,t; \epsilon)$ satisfy the nonlinear initial boundary value problem
$$
u_{tt} = (u_{x} + u_{x}^3)_{x} + u_{xxt}, \space 0 \lt x \lt 1
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$$
u(0,t) = 0 \\
u(1,t) = 0 \\
u(x,0) = \epsilon f(x) \...
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Series approximation(s) of a difficult recursive equation
New user here. I'm working on trying to get asymptotic solutions to the following recursive function:
$f(r)=\frac{1}{r-k}\lgroup\sqrt{\frac{2}{k^2-1}}+\sqrt{\frac{1}{2k^2-1}}\rgroup$ (Eqn. 1)
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Estimate the scale of the power series with Poisson pdf/pmf-like terms
I would like to have an estimate for the series
$$P(t) = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty (e^{-t}\frac{t^k}{k!})^m,$$
where $e$ is the base of natural logarithm, $k!$ is the factorial of the integer $k$, $t$...
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about power series for iterated logarithms
The question is motivated by this one. It turned out (see my comment there) that the coefficients of the Taylor series for $\log\log x$ at $x=e$ have nice combinatorial description from Sloane's ...
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Applying the ideas of power series to certain convolutions - which identities transfer?
Let's suppose I'm working with some set of functions $f_k(n)$. $f_1(n)$ is essentially the root of my functions, and could be nearly anything, and then $f_k(n) = (f_1(n) * f_{k-1}(n))$ for some ...
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method for getting function from power series/perturbation series
is there any definite method or algorithm,software to get exact function or expression from series.e.g we get series solution of differential equation and we want exact expression rather than ...
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Series expansion with remaining $log n$
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I'm studying the asymptotic behavior $(n \rightarrow \infty)$ of the following formula, where $k$ is a given constant.
$$ \frac{1}{n^{k(k+1)/(2n)}(2kn−k(1+k) \ln n)^2}$$
I'm trying to do a ...
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Jet spaces for maps with constraints
Lets be in the category $\mathbf{M}$ of smooth finite dimensional manifolds with smooth maps:
Suppose we have the set of all smooth maps $Hom_\mathbf{M}(R^n,M)$ from $R^n$ to a smooth manifold $M$. ...
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