In mathematics, a power series (in one variable) is an infinite series of the form
where an represents the coefficient of the nth term, c is a constant, and x varies around c (for this reason one sometimes speaks of the series as being centered at c). This series usually arises as the Taylor series of some knownfunction; the Taylor series article contains many examples.
In many situations c is equal to zero, for instance when considering a Maclaurin series. In such cases, the power series takes the simpler form
These power series arise primarily in analysis, but also occur in combinatorics (under the name of generating functions) and in electrical engineering (under the name of the Z-transform). The familiar decimal notation for real numbers can also be viewed as an example of a power series, with integer coefficients, but with the argument x fixed at ⅟10. In number theory, the concept of p-adic numbers is also closely related to that of a power series.
Examples
Any polynomial can be easily expressed as a power series around any center c, albeit one with most coefficients equal to zero. For instance, the polynomial can be written as a power series around the center as
or around the center as
or indeed around any other center c. One can view power series as being like "polynomials of infinite degree," although power series are not polynomials.
The geometric series formula
which is valid for , is one of the most important examples of a power series, as are the exponential function formula
and the sine formula
valid for all real x. These power series are also examples of Taylor series.
Negative powers are not permitted in a power series, for instance is not considered a power series (although it is a Laurent series). Similarly, fractional powers such as are not permitted (but seePuiseux series). The coefficients are not allowed to depend on , thus for instance:
- is not a power series.
Radius of convergence
A power series will converge for some values of the variable x and may diverge for others. All power series f(x) in powers of (x-c) will converge at x = c. (The correct value f(c) = a0 requires interpreting the expression 00 as equal to 1.) If cis not the only convergent point, then there is always a number r with 0 < r ≤ ∞ such that the series converges whenever |x − c| < r and diverges whenever |x − c| > r. The number r is called the radius of convergence of the power series; in general it is given asor, equivalently,(this is the Cauchy–Hadamard theorem; see limit superior and limit inferior for an explanation of the notation). A fast way to compute it isif this limit exists.The series converges absolutely for |x − c| < r and converges uniformly on every compact subset of {x : |x − c| < r}. That is, the series is absolutely and compactly convergent on the interior of the disc of convergence.For |x − c| = r, we cannot make any general statement on whether the series converges or diverges. However, for the case of real variables, Abel's theorem states that the sum of the series is continuous at x if the series converges at x. In the case of complex variables, we can only claim continuity along the line segment starting at c and ending at x.Operations on power series
Addition and subtraction
When two functions f and g are decomposed into power series around the same center c, the power series of the sum or difference of the functions can be obtained by termwise addition and subtraction. That is, if:
then
Multiplication and division
With the same definitions above, for the power series of the product and quotient of the functions can be obtained as follows:The sequence is known as the convolution of the sequences and .For division, observe:and then use the above, comparing coefficients.Differentiation and integration
Once a function is given as a power series, it is differentiable on the interior of the domain of convergence. It can be differentiated and integrated quite easily, by treating every term separately:Both of these series have the same radius of convergence as the original one.Analytic functions
A function f defined on some open subset U of R or C is called analytic if it is locally given by a convergent power series. This means that every a ∈ U has an open neighborhood V ⊆ U, such that there exists a power series with centera which converges to f(x) for every x ∈ V.Every power series with a positive radius of convergence is analytic on the interior of its region of convergence. All holomorphic functions are complex-analytic. Sums and products of analytic functions are analytic, as are quotients as long as the denominator is non-zero.If a function is analytic, then it is infinitely often differentiable, but in the real case the converse is not generally true. For an analytic function, the coefficients an can be computed aswhere denotes the nth derivative of f at c, and . This means that every analytic function is locally represented by its Taylor series.The global form of an analytic function is completely determined by its local behavior in the following sense: if f and g are two analytic functions defined on the same connected open set U, and if there exists an element c∈U such thatf (n)(c) = g (n)(c) for all n ≥ 0, then f(x) = g(x) for all x ∈ U.If a power series with radius of convergence r is given, one can consider analytic continuations of the series, i.e. analytic functions f which are defined on larger sets than { x : |x − c| < r } and agree with the given power series on this set. The number r is maximal in the following sense: there always exists a complex number x with |x − c| = r such that no analytic continuation of the series can be defined at x.The power series expansion of the inverse function of an analytic function can be determined using the Lagrange inversion theorem.Sumber:Wikipedia
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