SumTools[IndefiniteSum][Indefinite] - compute closed forms of indefinite sums
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Calling Sequence
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Indefinite(f, k, opt)
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Parameters
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expression depending on k
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name
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(optional) equation of the form failpoints=true or failpoints=false
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Description
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The Indefinite(f, k) command computes a closed form of the indefinite sum of with respect to .
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If the option failpoints=true (or just failpoints for short) is specified, then the command returns a pair , where
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If such points appear in the summation interval, the discrete Newton-Leibniz formula may fail.
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If the command is unable to compute one of the lists , the command returns .
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Examples
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An example of a rationally summable expression:
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Check the telescoping equation:
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A hypergeometrically summable term:
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The method of accurate summation:
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Example for the library extension mechanism:
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Compute the fail points:
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Indeed, is not defined for any negative integer:
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The sum is not defined at :
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Note that in this example, however, the limit exists:
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Rewriting in terms of GAMMA functions introduces additional singularities at negative integers:
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In the following rational example, the limit does not exist:
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