DiscreteAsymptotic

DiscreteAsymptotic[expr,n∞]

gives an asymptotic approximation for expr as n tends to infinity over the integers.

DiscreteAsymptotic[expr,{n,∞,m}]

gives an asymptotic series approximation for expr to order m.

Details and Options

  • DiscreteAsymptotic is typically used to solve problems for which no exact solution can be found or to get simpler answers for computation, comparison and interpretation. In such cases, an asymptotic approximation often gives enough information for simplifying or solving application problems.
  • DiscreteAsymptotic[expr,n∞] computes the leading term in an asymptotic expansion for expr. Use SeriesTermGoal to specify more terms.
  • The expression expr can be any sequence , a sum specified by Sum, a product specified by Product, a sequence specified by SeriesCoefficient, a difference equation specified by RSolveValue, etc.
  • If the exact result is g[x] and the asymptotic approximation of order n at x0 is gn[x], then AsymptoticLess[g[x]-gn[x],gn[x]-gn-1[x],xx0] or g[x]-gn[x]∈o[gn[x]-gn-1[x]] as xx0.
  • The asymptotic approximation gn[x] is often given as a sum gn[x]αkϕk[x], where {ϕ1[x],…,ϕn[x]} is an asymptotic scale ϕ1[x]≻ϕ2[x]≻⋯>ϕn[x] as xx0. Then AsymptoticLess[g[x]-gn[x],ϕn[x],xx0] or g[x]-gn[x]∈o[ϕn[x]] as xx0.
  • Common asymptotic scales include:
  • Taylor scale when xx0
    Laurent scale when xx0
    Laurent scale when x±∞
    Puiseux scale when xx0
  • The scales used to express the asymptotic approximation are automatically inferred from the problem and can often include more exotic scales.
  • The following options can be given:
  • AccuracyGoalAutomaticdigits of absolute accuracy sought
    Assumptions$Assumptionsassumptions to make about parameters
    GenerateConditionsAutomaticwhether to generate answers that involve conditions on parameters
    GeneratedParametersNonehow to name generated parameters
    MethodAutomaticmethod to use
    PerformanceGoal$PerformanceGoalaspects of performance to optimize
    PrecisionGoalAutomaticdigits of precision sought
    SeriesTermGoal Automaticnumber of terms in the approximation
    WorkingPrecisionAutomaticthe precision used in internal computations
  • With the default setting of Automatic for GenerateConditions, conditions on parameters are typically not returned in the results from DiscreteAsymptotic. Answers that include conditions on parameters may be obtained by setting GenerateConditions to True.
  • Possible settings for PerformanceGoal include $PerformanceGoal, "Quality" and "Speed". With the "Quality" setting, DiscreteAsymptotic typically solves more problems or produces simpler results, but it potentially uses more time and memory.
  • With the default setting of Automatic for WorkingPrecision, AccuracyGoal and PrecisionGoal, DiscreteAsymptotic may return an asymptotic approximation with a lower precision, even if the input has infinite precision.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Find the leading asymptotic term for as approaches Infinity:

Compare the values of the sequence, the approximation and their ratios:

Use SeriesTermGoal to obtain more terms from the expansion:

Find the asymptotic behavior of a sequence using its generating function:

Apply DiscreteAsymptotic to compute an asymptotic approximation:

Compare the approximation with the values of the sequence:

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a definite sum:

Obtain the same result using AsymptoticSum:

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a difference equation:

Obtain the same result using AsymptoticRSolveValue:

Scope  (19)

Elementary Sequences  (8)

Leading asymptotic term for a polynomial sequence:

Plot the sequence and the approximation:

Rational sequences:

Exponential sequences:

Polynomial exponential sequences:

Rational exponential sequences:

Hyperbolic sequences:

Logarithmic sequences:

Q-sequences:

Special Sequences  (6)

Find the leading asymptotic term for Fibonacci as approaches Infinity:

Compare the sequence and the approximation:

Leading asymptotic term for Pochhammer:

FactorialPower:

Binomial:

Leading asymptotic term for HarmonicNumber:

PolyGamma:

Zeta:

Leading asymptotic term for StirlingS1:

StirlingS2:

Compare with the exact value for :

Leading asymptotic term for BellB:

Compare with the exact value for :

Leading asymptotic term for BernoulliB:

EulerE:

Sums and Summation Transforms  (3)

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a definite sum:

Obtain the same result using AsymptoticSum:

Compute an asymptotic approximation for the Fibonacci sequence using its generating function:

Compute a leading asymptotic approximation for an inverse Z transform:

Difference Equations  (2)

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a first-order difference equation:

Obtain the same result using AsymptoticRSolveValue:

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a higher-order difference equation:

Options  (1)

SeriesTermGoal  (1)

By default, DiscreteAsymptotic returns the leading term in the asymptotic expansion:

Use SeriesTermGoal to obtain more terms from the expansion:

Obtain the same result using a list specification:

Applications  (3)

Find the leading asymptotic term for Prime as approaches Infinity:

Plot the sequence and the approximation:

Compare the numerical values of the sequence and its approximation:

The ratio of the sequence and its leading asymptotic approaches 1 as approaches Infinity:

Compute an asymptotic approximation for a binomial sum:

Compare the approximate and exact values for :

Compute the leading-order asymptotic term for the Apéry sequence, which satisfies the following linear second-order difference equation:

Obtain the leading asymptotic term:

Assign a value to based on the defining sum for the sequence:

Obtain an approximate value for a member of the sequence:

Compare with the corresponding Apéry number:

Properties & Relations  (2)

The result from DiscreteAsymptotic is asymptotically equivalent to the sequence:

Use AsymptoticEquivalent to verify the result:

DiscreteAsymptotic describes the behavior of a sequence for large values of :

DiscreteLimit describes the behavior of the sequence at Infinity:

Wolfram Research (2020), DiscreteAsymptotic, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html.

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Wolfram Research (2020), DiscreteAsymptotic, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2020. "DiscreteAsymptotic." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). DiscreteAsymptotic. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_discreteasymptotic, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DiscreteAsymptotic}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_discreteasymptotic, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DiscreteAsymptotic}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscreteAsymptotic.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-December-2024 ]}