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A procedure for summing asymptotic series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

R. E. Scraton
R. E. Scraton
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University of Bradford, Bradford 7 Yorks
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When a function ƒ(x) possesses an asymptotic series

this series provides a useful means of evaluating ƒ(x) for large values of x. The usual procedure is to sum all the terms in S(x) up to, but excluding, the term of smallest magnitude. The degree of accuracy obtained by this method cannot normally be improved by direct summation of S(x), but sometimes better accuracy can be obtained by using one of the familiar devices for accelerating the convergence of series. Simple δ2-extrapolation may be successful, and Rosser (1) and others have used the Euler transformation to some effect. The method given here provides, in suitable cases, a more effective means of evaluating ƒ(x) from the series for a wide range of values of x.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , December 1969 , pp. 317 - 324
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1969

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