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Quarterly of Applied Mathematics

Quarterly of Applied Mathematics

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On the expansion of functions in terms of their moments


Author: H. S. Green
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 11 (1954), 403-409
MSC: Primary 41.1X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/58025
MathSciNet review: 58025
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Abstract: A general method is devised for the reconstruction of functions of a continuous variable from their moments. An analogue is given for functions of a discrete variable. An application is given to the solution of partial differential equations with a given initial condition.


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