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The University of Sydney School of Mathematics and Statistics Solutions to Tutorial 6 (Week 7) MATH2962: Real and Complex Analysis (Advanced) Semester 1, 2017 Web Page: http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/UG/IM/MATH2962/ Lecturer: Florica C. C^ırstea Questions marked with * are more difficult questions. Material covered (1) power series and radius of convergence. (2) double series and Cauchy products. Outcomes This tutorial helps you to (1) know and be able to apply convergence tests for sequences and series; (2) have a working knowledge of (real and complex) power series and their properties; Summary of essential material N N Let (an) be a sequence in R or C and z 2 R or C.A power series is a series of the form 1 X n anz : (PS) n=0 Cauchy-Hadamard Theorem There exists a number % 2 [0; 1], called the radius of convergence, such that the power series (PS) • converges absolutely if jzj < % (makes only sense if % > 0); • diverges if jzj > % (makes only sense if % < 1). The radius of convergence can be found as follows: (CH1) Derived from root test: 1 (formula is always valid, but the limit superior may % = pn be impossible to compute) lim sup kank n!1 (CH2) Derived from ratio test: 1 ka k % = = lim n (only valid if the limit exists!!) ka k n!1 ka k lim n+1 n+1 n!1 kank (CH3) Find other means of getting convergence for jzj < % and divergence for jzj > %, for instance by substituting certain values of z, or by using known convergence properties of series, for instance, the geometric series. Copyright c 2017 The University of Sydney 1 Some practical considerations • Formula (CH1) does not work well if the coefficients an of the series contain factorials, n! p for instance a = because we cannot easily handle n n!. It is better to use (CH2) in n nn such cases because we can cancel many factors before computing the limit. pn • If we use (CH1), then the n in kank must match the power of z. 1 X Example. To find the radius of convergence for the series 4nz2n, we can proceed in p n=0 p two ways. To use (CH1), we need to look at 2n 4n = 2, and not n 4n = 4. Indeed, we P1 k write the series as k=0 akz , where the coefficients ak for k 2 N are given by ( 4n if k = 2n for some n 2 N, ak = 0 if k = 2n + 1 for some n 2 N: pk Here, the sequence ( jakj)k≥1 has two convergent subsequences: The one with odd indices 2n+1p being identically zero (i.e., limn!1 ja2n+1pj = 0), and the one with even indices having 2pn 2n n a positive limit: limn!1 ja2nj = limn!1 4 = 2. Then pk lim sup jakj = maxf0; 2g = 2 k!1 (the largest between the two accumulation points). Hence, the radius of convergence for 1 1 the given series is ρ = = . Alternatively, we can denote z2 = y and pk lim supk!1 jakj 2 P1 n n find that the radius of convergence for n=0 4 y is 1=4 (using either (CH1) or (CH2)), that is the series converges absolutely for jyj < 1=4 and diverges for jyj > 1=4. This shows P1 n 2n that n=0 4 z converges absolutely for jzj < 1=2 and diverges for jzj > 1=2 (use that 2 P1 n 2n jzj = jyj). Thus the series n=0 4 z has radius of convergence 1=2. Double series theorem N N Suppose that xjk 2 R or C such that m n XX sup kxjkk < 1; m;n2 N j=0 k=0 and that σ : N ! N × N is a bijection. Then the series 1 1 1 1 1 XX XX X xjk ; xjk ; xσ(i) j=0 k=0 k=0 j=0 i=0 converge absolutely, and they all have the same limit. Cauchy products 1 1 X X Suppose that aj and bk are absolutely convergent series in R or C. Then, j=0 k=0 1 1 1 n X X X X aj bk = cn; where cn := akbn−k: j=0 k=0 n=0 k=0 2 Questions to complete during the tutorial P1 n 1. It is given that the power series n=0 anz converges for z = 1 + i and diverges for z = 3 + 4i. Find bounds for its radius of convergence %. P1 n Solution: By the Cauchy{Hadamard theorem a power series n=0 anz converges for jzj < %, and diverges for jzj > %. Since, by assumption, the power series converges for z = 1 + ip, it follows that 1 + i is eitherp inside the ball B(0;%) or on its boundary. As j1 + ij = 2, we conclude that % ≥ 2. We are told that the power series diverges for z = 3 + 4i. This means that 3 + 4i cannot belong to B(0;%). Hence, % ≤ j3 + 4ij = 5. Consequently, we have p 2 ≤ % ≤ 5: 2. Determine the radius of convergence % of the following power series. 1 X zn (a) , p > 0; np n=1 p Solution: In the given series an = 1=n for n ≥ 1. We have that ja j n p α = lim n+1 = lim = 1: n!1 janj n!1 n + 1 Hence, by formula (CH2) the radius of convergence for the given series is 1=1 = 1. 1 X p (b) n(1 + i 3)nzn; n=0 Solution: We use formula (CH1) to compute %. We have q p p p p p p n jn(1 + i 3)nj = n nj1 + i 3j = n n 1 + 3 = 2 n n ! 2 as n ! 1. Hence from (CH1) we get 1 % = : 2 If the coefficients in the series are sign changing or complex as in this example, remember to take absolute values! 1 X n3 (c) zn; (1 + i)n n=0 Solution: We use formula (CH1) to compute %. We have s p p n3 n n)3 n n)3 1 n = = p ! p (1 + i)n j1 + ij 2 2 as n ! 1. Hence from (CH1) we get 1 p % = p = 2: 1= 2 If the coefficients in the series are sign changing or complex as in this example, remember to take absolute values! 3 1 X nn (d) zn; n! n=1 nn Solution: We denote a = for n ≥ 1. Because of the n! in a we compute n n! n the radius of convergence using formula (CH2). We have n+1 n n jan+1j (n + 1) n! n + 1 1 lim = lim · n = lim = lim 1 + = e: n!1 janj n!1 (n + 1)! n n!1 n n!1 n Hence by formula (CH2), the radius of convergence is % = 1=e. 1 X (e) (log n)zn; n=2 Solution: For n ≥ 2 we have p pn 1 ≤ log n ≤ n n: p p As n n ! 1 as n ! 1, the squeeze law implies that n log n ! 1 as n ! 1. Hence formula (CH1) gives % = 1=1 = 1. 1 X (f) n1=nzn; n=1 Solution: We compute the radius of convergence for the power series using formula . For n ≥ 1 we have 1 ≤ n1=n ≤ n. Hence, for all n ≥ 1 p p 1 ≤ n n1=n ≤ n n p p Because n n ! 1 as n ! 1, the squeeze law implies that n n1=n ! 1 as n ! 1. Hence, by formula (CH1) the radius of convergence is % = 1=1 = 1. 1 X n2 (g) z3n; 2n n=0 k Solution: This is a power series where the coefficient ak of z is given by 8n2 < n if k = 3n and n 2 N; ak := 2 :0 otherwise: We find the radius of convergence using formula (CH1). We cannot directly use (CH2) because we would need to divide by zero when taking the ratio of successive terms. pk When k 2 N is not a multiple of 3, then jakj = 0. If k 2 N is a multiple of 3, that is k = 3n, then r p n2 ( n n)2=3 1 pk ja j = 3pn ja j = 3n = ! k 3n 2n 21=3 21=3 pk 1 as k = 3n ! 1. Hence, lim sup jakj = 1=3 . Then, by formula (CH1), the k!1 2 1 radius of convergence is % = = 21=3. pk lim supk!1 jakj 4 An alternative approach is to consider the series as a power series in the new variable y = z3. Then, 1 1 X n2 X n2 z3n = yn: 2n 2n n=0 n=0 For the latter series we can find the radius of convergence using (CH1) or (CH2). Using either formula we get a radius of 2, that is, the series for y converges if jyj < 2 and diverges if jyj > 2. Since jzj3 = jyj, we see that the original series converges when jzj < 21=3 and diverges when jzj > 21=3. Again we see that the 1 X n2 radius of convergence for z3n is 21=3. 2n n=0 z z2 z3 z4 z5 *(h)1 − + − + − + ··· . 2 32 23 34 25 1 X 1 Solution: This is a power series a zn, where a is given by if n 2 is n n 3n N n=0 1 even, and − if n 2 is odd. It follows that 2n N 8r 1 1 > n = if n ≥ 0 is even <> n pn ja j = 3 3 n r 1 1 > n = if n ≥ 1 is odd: : 2n 2 pn Hence, lim supn!1 janj = 1=2 since the limit superior is the largest accumulation point.