Application of the Combined Nonlinear-Condensation Transformation to Problems in Statistical Analysis and Theoretical Physics

Abstract

We discuss several applications of the recently proposed combined nonlinear-condensation transformation (CNCT) for the evaluation of slowly convergent, nonalternating series. These include certain statistical distributions which are of importance in linguistics, statistical-mechanics theory, and biophysics (statistical analysis of DNA sequences). We also discuss applications of the transformation in experimental mathematics, and we briefly expand on further applications in theoretical physics. Finally, we discuss a related Mathematica program for the computation of Lerch's transcendent.

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Algorithms; Approximation Theory; Mathematical Transformations; Problem Solving; Statistical Mechanics; Statistical Methods; Statistical Distributions; Computational Methods

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0010-4655

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2003 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 2003

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