Thursday, June 6, 2013

Power Series Method

In mathematics, the power series method is used to seek a power series solution to certain differential equations. In general, such a solution assumes a power series with unknown coefficients, and then substitutes that solution into the differential equation to find a recurrence relation for the coefficients. The power series method can be applied to certain nonlinear differential equations, though with much less flexibility.
                                                                                                                                                                                Source Wikipedia.

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Expression of Power series method:

the second order linear differential equation can be expressed as,
a_2 (x) f''(x) + a_1 (x) f'(x) + a_0 (x) f(x)` = 0
if a_2 is non zero for all value of x
f''(x) + (a_1 (x))/(a_2 (x)) f'(x) + (a_0 (x))/(a_2(x)) f` = 0       
(where, `a_1/a_2` and `a_0/a_2 ` is an analytic function)

The power series method   f = `sum_(k=0)^oo A_k x^k`
In calculus, the differentiation of x  i.e.,  F'(x) =    `sum_(n=0)^oo` an n(x - c)n - 1
Integration of x i.e.,  int` F(x)dx = `sum_(n=0)^oo` `a_n/(n+1)` (x - c)n + 1  + c

Power series method problems:


Power series method problem 1:
Find the power series representation of f(x) =` x/(x^2 + 36)`  and determine the interval of convergence.
Solution:
 x/(x^2 + 36)`
=     ` x (1/(36+x^2))`  
`x/36 (1/(1+x^2/36)) ` 
= `x/36` ` (1/(1-(-x^2/36)))
`x/36` `sum_(n=0)^oo` `(-x^2/36)^n
=   `sum_(n=0)^oo` `(-1^n)(x^(2n+1)/36^(n+1))`

which convergence for `|-x^2/36|` < 1
i.e.,|x2 | < 36
 i.e., |x| < 6                         `
rArr`  -6 < x < 6

check the end points,
 For     x = -6,
=   sum_(n=0)^oo` `(-1^n)((-6)^(2n+1)/36^(n))`
=  sum_(n=0)^oo` (-1)n (-6)

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and `lim_(n->oo)` (-1)n (6)  does not exist.   So,`sum` (-1)n (-6) diverges by the divergence test.
For     x = 6,
=     `sum_(n=0)^oo` `(-1^n)((6)^(2n+1)/36^(n))`
=       `sum_(n=0)^oo` (-1)n (6)
which also diverges by the divergence test.
      The interval of convergence is (-6, 6)

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