Re: wrong limit ? (3)
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- Subject: [mg76761] Re: wrong limit ? (3)
- From: dimitris <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 04:46:53 -0400 (EDT)
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An asymptotic expansion
In[1]:=
AsymExp1[f_, {x_, x0_, n_}] := Series[TrigToExp[f] /. E^((m_.)*x) :>
y^m//Simplify, {y, x0, n}] /. y -> Exp[x]
In[2]:=
AsymExp1[Coth[x], {x, Infinity, 10}]
Out[2]=
SeriesData[E^x, Infinity, {1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2}, 0, 11, 1]
Dimitris
/ ventu :
> Hi !
> Here's my problem (mathematica 5.0,5.1,5.2):
>
> Limit[Coth[xB], B -> +Infinity]
>
> it doesn't understand.
> mmh. ok I try then:
>
> Limit[Coth[x B], B -> +Infinity, Assumptions -> Im[x] == 0]
>
> 1
>
> WRONG ! In fact:
>
> Limit[Coth[x B], B -> +Infinity, Assumptions -> Im[x] == 0 && Re[x] <
> 0]
>
> -1
>
> Indeed the correct result should be sign(x). And I couldn't find a way
> to get it right.
> Do I mistake something?
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Davide