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1983 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Summation in Finite Terms

verfasst von : Prof. Dr. J. C. Lafon

Erschienen in: Computer Algebra

Verlag: Springer Vienna

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A survey on algorithms for summation in finite terms is given. After a precise defmition of the problem the cases of polynomial and rational summands are treated. The main concern of this paper is a description of Gosper’s algorithm, which is applicable for a wide class of summands. Karr’s theory of extension difference fields and some heuristic techniques are touched on briefly.

Metadaten
Titel
Summation in Finite Terms
verfasst von
Prof. Dr. J. C. Lafon
Copyright-Jahr
1983
Verlag
Springer Vienna
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7551-4_5