Dedekind criterion (convergence of series)
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The series , where and are complex numbers, converges if the series converges absolutely, , and if the partial sums of the series are bounded.
Comments
The proof is based on the formula of summation by parts: Put for and . Then for one has
A related convergence criterion is the Dirichlet criterion (convergence of series).
References
[a1] | W. Rudin, "Principles of mathematical analysis" , McGraw-Hill (1953) |
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Dedekind criterion (convergence of series). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Dedekind_criterion_(convergence_of_series)&oldid=18271
Dedekind criterion (convergence of series). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Dedekind_criterion_(convergence_of_series)&oldid=18271
This article was adapted from an original article by L.D. Kudryavtsev (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article