|
In mathematics, the divergent series : was first considered by Euler, who applied summability methods to assign a finite value to the series.〔〕 The series is a sum of factorials that alternatingly are added or subtracted. A way to assign a value to the divergent series is by using Borel summation, where we formally write : If we interchange summation and integration (ignoring the fact that neither side converges), we obtain: : The summation in the square brackets converges and equals 1/(1 + ''x'') if ''x'' < 1. If we analytically continue this 1/(1 + ''x'') for all real ''x'', we obtain a convergent integral for the summation: : where is the exponential integral. This is by definition the Borel sum of the series. ==Derivation== Consider the coupled system of differential equations : where dots denote time derivatives. The solution with stable equilibrium at as has . And substituting it into the first equation gives us a formal series solution : By successively integrating by parts, we recover the formal power series as an asymptotic approximation to this expression for . Euler argues (more or less) that setting equals to equals gives us : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「1 − 1 + 2 − 6 + 24 − 120 + ...」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|