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A new summation method for power series with rational coefficients

Author(s): Silvia Dassié; Marco Vianello; Renato Zanovello.
Journal: Math. Comp. 69 (2000), 749-756.
MSC (1991): Primary 65B10, 65D20; Secondary 33E20, 41A60
Posted: May 21, 1999
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Abstract: We show that an asymptotic summation method, recently proposed by the authors, can be conveniently applied to slowly convergent power series whose coefficients are rational functions of the summation index. Several numerical examples are presented.


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Additional Information:

Silvia Dassié
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica Pura e Applicata, Università di Padova, Via Belzoni 7, 35131 Padova, Italy

Marco Vianello
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica Pura e Applicata, Università di Padova, Via Belzoni 7, 35131 Padova, Italy
Email: marcov@math.unipd.it

Renato Zanovello
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Matematica Pura e Applicata, Università di Padova, Via Belzoni 7, 35131 Padova, Italy
Email: zanov@math.unipd.it

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-99-01113-8
PII: S 0025-5718(99)01113-8
Keywords: Slowly convergent power series, rational coefficients, asymptotic expansions, asymptotic summation
Received by editor(s): April 28, 1998
Posted: May 21, 1999
Additional Notes: Work supported, in part, by the Italian MURST, and by the GNIM-CNR
Copyright of article: Copyright 2000, American Mathematical Society


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