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In mathematics, the comparison test, sometimes called the direct comparison test to distinguish it from similar related tests (especially the limit comparison test), provides a way of deducing whether an infinite series or an improper integral converges or diverges by comparing the series or integral to one whose convergence properties are known.
Raabe–Duhamel's test. Let { an } be a sequence of positive numbers. Define. If. exists there are three possibilities: if L > 1 the series converges (this includes the case L = ∞) if L < 1 the series diverges. and if L = 1 the test is inconclusive. An alternative formulation of this test is as follows.
The proof basically uses the comparison test, comparing the term f(n) with the integral of f over the intervals [n − 1, n) and [n, n + 1), respectively. The monotonic function f {\displaystyle f} is continuous almost everywhere .
In mathematics, the limit comparison test (LCT) (in contrast with the related direct comparison test) is a method of testing for the convergence of an infinite series. Statement [ edit ]
In mathematics, Dirichlet's test is a method of testing for the convergence of a series. It is named after its author Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet , and was published posthumously in the Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées in 1862.
In mathematics, Abel's test (also known as Abel's criterion) is a method of testing for the convergence of an infinite series. The test is named after mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, who proved it in 1826. [1] There are two slightly different versions of Abel's test – one is used with series of real numbers, and the other is used with power ...
Comparison test can mean: Limit comparison test, a method of testing for the convergence of an infinite series. Direct comparison test, a way of deducing the convergence or divergence of an infinite series or an improper integral. Category: Disambiguation pages.
In mathematics, a series is, roughly speaking, an addition of infinitely many quantities, one after the other. [1] The study of series is a major part of calculus and its generalization, mathematical analysis. Series are used in most areas of mathematics, even for studying finite structures (such as in combinatorics) through generating functions.