A collection of specific limit computations #
Powers #
Various statements equivalent to the fact that f n
grows exponentially slower than R ^ n
.
- 0: $f n = o(a ^ n)$ for some $-R < a < R$;
- 1: $f n = o(a ^ n)$ for some $0 < a < R$;
- 2: $f n = O(a ^ n)$ for some $-R < a < R$;
- 3: $f n = O(a ^ n)$ for some $0 < a < R$;
- 4: there exist
a < R
andC
such that one ofC
andR
is positive and $|f n| ≤ Ca^n$ for alln
; - 5: there exists
0 < a < R
and a positiveC
such that $|f n| ≤ Ca^n$ for alln
; - 6: there exists
a < R
such that $|f n| ≤ a ^ n$ for sufficiently largen
; - 7: there exists
0 < a < R
such that $|f n| ≤ a ^ n$ for sufficiently largen
.
NB: For backwards compatibility, if you add more items to the list, please append them at the end of the list.
For any natural k
and a real r > 1
we have n ^ k = o(r ^ n)
as n → ∞
.
For a real r > 1
we have n = o(r ^ n)
as n → ∞
.
If ∥r₁∥ < r₂
, then for any naturak k
we have n ^ k r₁ ^ n = o (r₂ ^ n)
as n → ∞
.
If |r| < 1
, then n ^ k r ^ n
tends to zero for any natural k
.
In a normed ring, the powers of an element x with ∥x∥ < 1
tend to zero.
Geometric series #
A geometric series in a normed field is summable iff the norm of the common ratio is less than one.
If ∥r∥ < 1
, then ∑' n : ℕ, n * r ^ n = r / (1 - r) ^ 2
.
Sequences with geometrically decaying distance in metric spaces #
In this paragraph, we discuss sequences in metric spaces or emetric spaces for which the distance between two consecutive terms decays geometrically. We show that such sequences are Cauchy sequences, and bound their distances to the limit. We also discuss series with geometrically decaying terms.
If edist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * r^n
, then the distance from
f n
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C * r^n / (1 - r)
.
If edist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * r^n
, then the distance from
f 0
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C / (1 - r)
.
If edist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * 2^-n
, then the distance from
f n
to the limit of f
is bounded above by 2 * C * 2^-n
.
If edist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * 2^-n
, then the distance from
f 0
to the limit of f
is bounded above by 2 * C
.
If dist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * r^n
, r < 1
, then the distance from
f n
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C * r^n / (1 - r)
.
If dist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by C * r^n
, r < 1
, then the distance from
f 0
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C / (1 - r)
.
If dist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by (C / 2) / 2^n
, then the distance from
f 0
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C
.
If dist (f n) (f (n+1))
is bounded by (C / 2) / 2^n
, then the distance from
f n
to the limit of f
is bounded above by C / 2^n
.
If ∥f n∥ ≤ C * r ^ n
for all n : ℕ
and some r < 1
, then the partial sums of f
form a
Cauchy sequence. This lemma does not assume 0 ≤ r
or 0 ≤ C
.
If ∥f n∥ ≤ C * r ^ n
for all n : ℕ
and some r < 1
, then the partial sums of f
are within
distance C * r ^ n / (1 - r)
of the sum of the series. This lemma does not assume 0 ≤ r
or
0 ≤ C
.
A geometric series in a complete normed ring is summable. Proved above (same name, different namespace) for not-necessarily-complete normed fields.
Bound for the sum of a geometric series in a normed ring. This formula does not assume that the
normed ring satisfies the axiom ∥1∥ = 1
.
Summability tests based on comparison with geometric series #
Positive sequences with small sums on encodable types #
For any positive ε
, define on an encodable type a positive sequence with sum less than ε