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A note on the summation of divergent power series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

R. E. Scraton
Affiliation:
University of Bradford

Extract

Many mathematical problems which do not yield a closed-form solution admit of a solution in the form of a power series; differential equations are an obvious example. The direct use of this power series is limited to the interior of its circle of convergence, and this places a restriction—often a severe restriction—on its usefulness. The method described in this paper enables this restriction to be alleviated in many cases; it also enables the convergence of a power series within its circle of convergence to be improved. The method is based on the Euler transformation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1969

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