计算一般几何级数的和(搅动法)

发布时间 2023-09-29 09:45:52作者: Exotic_sum

前置知识:

搅动法(perturbation method)

\(S_n=\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}a_k\)

则有 \(S_n+a_{n+1}=\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n+1}a_k=a_0+\displaystyle\sum_{1≤k≤n+1}a_k=a_0+\displaystyle\sum_{1≤k+1≤n+1}a_{k+1}=a_0+\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}a_{k+1}\)

求一般几何级数之和:

\(S_n=\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}ax^k\)

显然有 \(S_n=(n+1)a\),(\(x=1\)

考虑 \(x≠1\) 的情况:

\(S_n+ax^{n+1}=ax^0+\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}ax^{k+1}\),(根据搅动法)

\(S_n+ax^{n+1}=ax^0+x\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}ax^k\),(分配律)

\(S_n+ax^{n+1}=ax^0+xS_n\),(注意到 \(S_n=\displaystyle\sum_{0≤k≤n}ax^k\) ,替换)

\(S_n=\frac{a-ax^{n+1}}{1-x}\),(\(x≠1\)),(整理)