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Equation about generating functions and subfactorial

Suppose $G_n(w)$ is a formal power series (really a probability generating function, see the following explanation) of variable $w$, try to solve out $G_n(w)$ for all $n\ge0$ from the ...
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How to calculate $f(x)$ in $f(f(x)) = e^x$?

How would I calculate the power series of $f(x)$ if $f(f(x)) = e^x$? Is there a faster-converging method than power series for fractional iteration/functional square roots?
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How to solve the following system?

I need to find the function c(k), knowing that $$\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{c(k)}{k!}=1$$ $$\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{c(2k)}{(2k)!}=0$$ $$\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{c(2k+1)}{(2k+1)!}=1$$ ...