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#1 2013-02-08 23:49:33

Johnathon bresly
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Convergence

What is the difference between absolute and conditional convergence?[examples will be appreciated]

#2 2013-02-09 04:43:18

bobbym
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Re: Convergence


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#3 2013-02-11 01:39:33

scientia
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Registered: 2009-11-13
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Re: Convergence

The sequence gif.latex?\sum_na_n is absolutely convergent iff both gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_n and gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty|a_n| converge.

It is conditionally convergent iff gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_n converges while gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty|a_n| diverges.

Examples.

gif.latex?\sum_n\frac{(-1)^n}{2^n} is absolutely convergent. We have gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}{2^n}=1-\frac12+\frac14-\frac18+\cdots=\frac23 and gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty\left|\frac{(-1)^n}{2^n}\right|=1+\frac12+\frac14+\cdots=2.

gif.latex?\sum_n\frac{(-1)^n}n is conditionally convergent. We have gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}n=1-\frac12+\frac13-\frac14+\cdots=\ln2 while gif.latex?\sum_{n=0}^\infty\left|\frac{(-1)^n}n\right|=1+\frac12+\frac13+\cdots is divergent.

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