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Publications and source records attributed to Diego Dominici.
We analyze the Bell polynomials $B_{n}(x)$ asymptotically as $n\to\infty$. We obtain asymptotic approximations from the differential-difference equation which they satisfy, using a discrete version of the ray method. We give some examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.
Following the lead of J. Dehesa and his collaborators, we compute the Fisher information of the Meixner-Pollaczek, Meixner, Krawtchouk and Charlier polynomials.
We obtain exact solutions of a problem arising from queueing theory using properties of Kapteyn series.
The inverse of the error function, $\operatorname{inverf}(x),$ has applications in diffusion problems, chemical potentials, ultrasound imaging, etc. We analyze the derivatives $\frac{d^{n}}{dz^{n}} \operatorname*{inverf}(z) |_{z=0}$, as $n\to \infty$ using nested derivatives and a discrete ray method. We obtain a very good approximation of $\operatorname{inverf}(x)$ through a high-order Taylor expansion around $x=0$. We give numerical results showing the accuracy of our formulas.
We establish an equivalent condition to the validity of the Collatz conjecture, using elementary methods. We derive some conclusions and show several examples of our results. We also offer a variety of exercises, problems and conjectures.
We analyze the polynomials $H_{n}^{r}(x)$ considered by Gould and Hopper, which generalize the classical Hermite polynomials. We present the main properties of $H_{n}^{r}(x)$ and derive asymptotic approximations for large values of $n$ from their differential-difference equation, using a discrete ray method. We give numerical examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.
We extend the usual definition of the derivative in a way that Calculus I students can easily comprehend and which allows calculations at branch points.
We present the history and previous approaches to the proof of Stirling's series. We use a different procedure, based on the asymptotic analysis of the difference equation $Γ(z+1)=zΓ(z)$. The method reproduces Stirling's series very easily and can be extended to use in more complicated difference equations.
We analyze the Hermite polynomials $H_{n}(x)$ and their zeros asymptotically, as $n\to\infty.$ We obtain asymptotic approximations from the differential-difference equation which they satisfy, using the ray method. We give numerical examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.
Some observations on the Wu-Sprung potential.
We study the Kapteyn series $% %TCIMACRO{\dsum \limits_{n=1}^{\infty}}% %BeginExpansion {\displaystyle\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}} %EndExpansion t^{n}\mathrm{J}_{n}(nz) $. We find a series representation in powers of $z$ and analyze its radius of convergence.
We analyze the Hermite polynomials $H_{n}(ξ)$ and their zeros asymptotically as $n\to\infty,$ using the limit relation between the Charlier and Hermite polynomials. Our formulas involve some special functions and they yield very accurate approximations.
We analyze a second order, linear, elliptic PDE with mixed boundary conditions. This problem arose as a limiting case of a Markov-modulated queueing model for data handling switches in communications networks. We use singular perturbation methods to analyze the problem. In particular we use the ray method to solve the PDE in the limit where convection dominates diffusion. We show that there are both interior and boundary caustics, as well as a cusp point where two caustics meet, an internal layer, boundary layers and a corner layer. Our analysis leads to approximate formulas for the queue length (or buffer content) distribution at the switch.
We analyze the representation of $A^{n}$ as a linear combination of $A^{j},\ 0\leq j\leq k-1,$ where $A$ is a $k\times k$ matrix. We obtain a first order asymptotic approximation of $A^{n}$ as $n\to\infty,$ without imposing any special conditions on $A.$ We give some examples showing the application of our results.
We study a family of orthogonal polynomials which generalizes a sequence of polynomials considered by L. Carlitz. We show that they are a special case of the Sheffer polynomials and point out some interesting connections with certain Sobolev orthogonal polynomials.
We analyze the Charlier polynomials C(n,x)and their zeros asymptotically for large n. We obtain asymptotic approximations, using the limit relation between the Krawtchouk and Charlier polynomials, involving some special functions. We give numerical examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.
We analyze the Krawtchouk polynomials K(n,x,N,p,q) asymptotically. We use singular perturbation methods to analyze them for N large with appropriate scalings of the two variables x and n. In particular, the WKB method and asymptotic matching are used. We obtain asymptotic approximations valid in the whole domain [0,N]x[0,N] involving some special functions. We give numerical examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.
We give an algorithm to compute the series expansion for the inverse of a given function. The algorithm is extremely easy to implement and gives the first $N$ terms of the series. We show several examples of its application in calculating the inverses of some special functions.