Questions tagged [exponential-sum]
For questions on exponential sums, such as $\sum \exp(2\pi ix_n)$.
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Exponential Type Series [duplicate]
I'm looking for a closed expression (if it exists) of the following sum:
$$\sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \frac{m^n}{m!}c^m$$
where $n \geq 1$ is a positive integer, and $c$ is a fixed constant.
The series seems ...
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Log-Sum-Exp as an approximation of min function
I can prove that the function:
$$f(\tau, x_1, x_2, ..., x_N) = -\tau \log \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i=1}^{N} \exp{\left(-\frac{x_i}{\tau}\right)} $$ converges to $\min(x_1, x_2, ..., x_N)$ for $x_i \geq 0$ as ...
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Evaluating $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}ne^{1-n}$ using calculus
I'm trying to evaluate the following integral which popped up in MIT Integration Bee 2015 which involves the floor function.
$$\int_{0}^{\infty}\left(xe^{1-x}-\lfloor x\rfloor e^{1-\lfloor x\rfloor}\...
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Heat kernel trace bound
Are there any ways to efficiently bound the sum of the following type:
$$\varphi(t) := \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\exp(- k^{\frac{2}{d}} \cdot t)}$$
where $d > 0$, $d \in \mathbb{N}$.
This sum ...
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Sum of exponential series of equal mean and variance
Assuming $A$ and $B$ are two non-negative real-valued random variables such that
$\mathrm{E}(A)=\mathrm{E}(B)$ (equal means)
$\mathrm{Var}(A)=\mathrm{Var}(B)<\epsilon$ (equal small variances)
is ...
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Solve $\sum_nA_nr^{y_n} = V$ for $r$
I'm trying to evaluate the overall return on a sequence of share purchases over some time, where each purchase of value $A_n$ occurred at $y_n$ time ago. The total current value of the portfolio is $V$...
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Why is $\sum_{n=0}^{N-1}e^{-2i\pi(k+k_0)n/N}=N\delta(k-N+k_0)$?
EDIT: $\delta$ is the Dirac delta function and in the context it is defined as $\delta(0)=1$ and $0$ for all $n\neq 0$.
I am having trouble concluding that
$\sum_{n=0}^{N-1}e^{-2i\pi(k+k_0)n/N}=N\...
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Exponential double angle formula
My question is whether someone could provide a proof for the following identity:
$$ \frac{1 - e^{int}}{1 - e^{it}} = e^{i(n-1)t/2} \frac{\sin(nt/2)}{\sin(t/2)} $$
Motivation:
The left hand side is ...
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Find $P(X_1+X_2<X_3)$
Given that $X_i\sim Exp(\lambda_i),i\in\mathbb{N}$, find
$P(X_1<X_3)$
$P(X_1+X_2<X_3)$
I know that for 1. $P(X_1<X_3)=P\big(X_1=\min\{X_1,X_3\}\big)=\frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_1+\...
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Convergence value of series with exponentials
I was solving a problem and I came across the following expression,
$$\sum_n^N {N \choose n}\exp[-\beta n\omega]$$
I was looking for the convergence of this series but I couldn't find any resources ...
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Infinite sum - rewriting $\exp{1/z}$
I'm having some trouble understanding a step. It's from this question on math stackexhange.
It's about finding the laurent series of $\exp{(z + 1/z)} $ i understand we can do this:
$\exp{(z + 1/z)} =...
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Finding value of $\int_{0}^{1} \int_{y}^{1} e^{x^2} dx dy$
I have an integral,
$$\int_{0}^{1} \int_{y}^{1} e^{x^2} dx dy$$
I tried to apply integration by parts on the inner integral with respect to $x$ but it didn't seem to progress. Does anyone have a ...
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Infinite complex series of hyperbolic sine.
Can it be said that the following equivalence is true?
$$ 0 = \sum_j^\infty (e^{\zeta_j} - e^{-\zeta_j}) \Leftrightarrow \sum_j^\infty e^{\zeta_j} = \sum_j^\infty e^{-\zeta_j} \quad , \quad \...
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fitting triple exponential term function to data
The function, I am trying to fit to data is:
$$y(x) = −(A+B)e^{−x/a_1} + 𝐴e^{−x/a_2} + Be^{−x/a_3}$$
this function is a little bit different to Is it possible to find initial parameters when fitting ...
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Find all positive integers $a, b, c$ such that $21^a+ 28^b= 35^c$ .
Find all positive integers $a, b, c$ such that $21^a+ 28^b= 35^c$.
It is clear that the equation can be rewritten as follows:
$$
(3 \times 7)^a+(4 \times 7)^b=(5 \times 7)^c
$$
If $a=b=c=2$ then ...
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Need help with Natural Logs
Firstly, I don't know much about Natural Logs to begin with. I am actually an SQL developer and I have a query where I am calculating a 'Return' metric as follows:
...
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Sum of exponential terms and binomial
I would like to calculate the following expression with large $m$:
$$\sum^{m}_{q=1} \frac{(-1)^{q+1}}{q+1} {{m}\choose{q}} e^{-\frac{q}{q+1}\Gamma}.$$
But, due to the binomial, the computer gets ...
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quadratic gauss sum calculation in sage
I tried to calculate quadratic gauss sum in SAGE but it works just for primes 3 and 5 which are $i\sqrt{3}$ and $\sqrt{5}$ respectively.
p=3
print sum((legendre_symbol(x,p))*(e^(2*piIx/p)) for x in ...
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Evaluate $\sum_{y=0}^{2^n-1}e^{2\pi iy(z-x)/2^n}$
I am trying to evaluate
$$\sum_{y=0}^{2^n-1}e^{2\pi iy(z-x)/2^n}$$
where $n\in\mathbb{Z}$ and $x,z\in\mathbb{Z}_{2^n}$.
Clearly, if $x=z$, then $\sum=2^n$. But I am unsure about when $x\neq z$. I ...
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Expressing $c = 1 - \exp\left(\lambda_1 p + \lambda_3 q\right)$ as a product of two terms
This question is motivated by the response provided in this question
Considering the same equation which is shown below
$$c = 1 - \exp\left(\lambda_1 R^2 \left(\frac{2\pi}{3}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)...
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Calculating moments of a function of independent Gaussians
Suppose we have
$$f(g) = \log\left(\sum_{i = 1}^N
\begin{cases}
|a_i| e^{g_i}, & a_i \geq 0 \\
|a_i| (2 - e^{g_i}), & a_i < 0
\end{cases}
\right)
$$
where $g = (g_1, \ldots, g_N)$, each $...
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How to derive the discrete delta function from geometric sum of complex sinusoids?
Using this in the context of Fourier transforms. This should probably be an easy derivation for you guys, but I forget how to derive it.
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{L-1}e^{-j\frac{2\pi k}{L}n} = \frac{1-e^{-j2\pi ...
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Finding the close form of the expression containing two summations
I am trying to deduce an equation and right now I am stuck at a point where there are two summations. Below is the equation where I am stuck. Kindly, help to deuce this further to obtain a closed form ...
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Prove a set has an area of $\;e^h - 1$
Prove through appropriate estimations with simple sets that the set
$$E =\{(x, y) ∈ ℝ^2 ∣∣ 0 ≤ y < e^x \quad \& \quad 0 ≤ x < h\}$$
has an area of
$$e^h - 1.$$
I believe I have to ...
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Roots of a real exponential sum
Suppose I had some exponential sum $\ f(x)\ $ of the form:
$$f(x) = \sum_{i=1}^{N} \left( c_i \ e^{a_i x} \right)$$
where:
$$c_i, a_i \in R$$
$$a_i \leq 0$$
Is there a quick way to find the roots, $\ \...
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Laplace Transform, inverse Laplace transform differential equation
how would you find the solution x(t) of $\frac{dx}{dt} = rx + 1000\sum_{i=1}^\infty \delta(t-i)$ for $x(0)=0$ using laplace transformation?
Am I heading in the right direction as I am stucked?
$sX(...
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How to take log of sum product of matrix and e^x?
I wonder how to take log of this sum function where it has $e$ inside
$$f(x) = \sum_{ij}V_{ij}\exp\left((x-N_{ij})^2\right)$$
where $V_{ij}$ and $N_{ij}$ are matrix size $i \times j$
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Summation over multiple arguments
This might seem stupid, but I'm really stuck. I don't understand how to calculate the following explicitly:
$$\sum_{s_1=\pm1} \sum_{s_2=\pm1} \sum_{s_3=\pm1} e^{-{s_1s_2}}e^{-{s_2s_3}}$$
(it's the ...
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Convergence of $\lim_{N\to\infty}\sum_{n=1}^N \exp(-N\sin^2(\frac{n\pi}{2N}))$ and $\lim_{N\to\infty}\sum_{n=1}^N \exp(-\sin^2(\frac{n\pi}{2N}))$
I can't find the right approach to tackle the question whether
$$\lim_{N\to\infty} \sum_{n=1}^N \exp\Bigg(-N \sin^2\left(\frac{n\pi}{2N}\right)\Bigg)$$
and
$$\lim_{N\to\infty} \sum_{n=1}^N \exp\Biggl(-...
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All real number for which $n$ in $5^n+7^n+11^n=6^n+8^n+9^n$ [duplicate]
Finding all real number $n$ in
$$5^n+7^n+11^n=6^n+8^n+9^n$$
Try: From given equation
$n=0,1$ are the solution
But i did not understand any other solution exists or not
Although i have ...
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Stuck at summation of exponential.
I want to find the coefficient but I am stuck. The formula is:
$$\frac{1}{10}\sum_{n=0}^{9} e^{-jk\omega_0n}$$
In order to solve this I am using the following formula:
$$\sum_{n_1}^{n_2} \alpha^{n} ...
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Is there a closed form for $\sum_{k=0}^n2^k\binom{2n+1}{2k}$, the sum of binomial coefficients times powers of two, for even indices?
I'm hoping for a nice and simple closed form for the sum
$$\sum_{k=0}^{n}2^k\binom{2n+1}{2k}.$$
Searching this site I found many nondescript titles but no duplicates, though I wouldn't be surprised if ...
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How do I sum 1/6( e^t + e^2t + … + e^6t)? [duplicate]
I have a question about a sum when calculating moment generating function.
The question is : "Find the moment generating function for each of these two random variables. (i) $X$ = outcome a die toss, ...
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re-calculating exponential sum when exponent changes
If $A_c$ can be calculated as follows:
$A_c=\sum_{k=1}^{N} a_ke^{ck}$
Where c is a known real constant and $a_k$ is a known series comprising real numbers which cannot be described by a function $f(...
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Bounds for a character sum $\sum_{n } \dfrac{\eta(n/N)\chi(n)\sin(2\pi \delta n)}{n}$
Let $\chi$ be a primitive Dirichlet character of large modulus $q > 1$, and let $\delta \in \mathbb{R}$ be fixed. Assume $\eta : \mathbb{R} \to [0,1]$ is smooth compactly supported on $[1,2]$. For ...
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Weighted and exponential distribution
I have no advanced mathematics knowledge and I would like to come up with a formula that would express my thinking.
I have a pot of money of $1,000 that I would like to distribute to 3 persons ...
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Exponent Question
This is the equation I am trying to solve:
$$4^{27} + 4^{27} + 4^{27} + 4^{27} = 4^{y-1}.$$
I understand that I should convert to base $4$ and solve but I am not sure about how to do that, are there ...
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How to represent a sum of exponentials as one exponential
Let us say, we have a sum of exponentials, such as:
$$
a (e^{iwt}+e^{-iwt})+b (e^{i2wt}-e^{-i2wt})+c (e^{i3wt}+e^{-i3wt}).
$$
Is there a way that represents the above sum as a sum of two exponentials ...
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Maximize the modulus of a sum of complex exponentials on a given interval
I am trying to find
$$\hat{t}=\underset{t \in [a,b]}{\text{argmax}}\,\left|\sum_{j=1}^n e^{i x_j t}\right|$$
where $t$ is a real number, $[a,b]$ is a given interval, $i$ is $\sqrt{-1}$, and $x_j$ are ...
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Multi-term exponential curve fit
Good day everyone.
On a simple 2D chart with the horizontal axis as the time t. Let's say you have a few data points available. A function F(t) must pass through each one of these data points. This ...
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I need help simplifying a sum problem that involves a binomial raised to a power
I have come across a problem in my homework that describes the sum of a binomial squared, and I can't think of a way to simplify it. I have an idea that it would involve $\frac{\left(n\right)\left(n+1\...
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Summation of Double Exponential Series [closed]
Is there any known closed form or tight bound analysis (big-O or big-$\Theta$) for $\sum_{i = 0}^{n} 2^{2^i}$?
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Finding real and imaginary parts of $\frac{1-e^{2i \pi x}}{R \left(1-e^{\frac {2i \pi x}{R}} \right)}$
I have a function given by
$$\frac{1-e^{2i \pi x}}{R \left(1-e^{\frac {2i \pi x}{R}} \right)}$$
Using Euler's formula, I expand into real and complex components:
$$\frac{1-\cos 2 \pi x-i\sin2 \pi x}...
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Inequality for exponential sum
I'm currently trying to figure out the following inequality. It looks like an inequality for the exponential sum, but I can't verify it or find a source explaining it any further. Most likely it has ...
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Reverse summation of a complex exponential
In the equation below:
$$s_l(t)=\sum_{k=-\lfloor{N_{sc}^{RB}/2}\rfloor}^{\lceil{N_{sc}^{RB}/2}\rceil-1}a_{k^{(-)},l}^\,.e^{j2\pi(k+1/2)\Delta f(t-N_{CP,l}T_s)}$$
where: $0\le t\lt (N_{CP,l}+N)\times ...
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can we preserve correctness of inequality after adjusting all involved exponents?
Problem
Lets assume we have an inequality such that it involves only positive, real values and all exponents within this inequality are integer multiples of $2n$ (even), we suppose this inequality is ...
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Add periodic functions to obtain constant
I have to fulfill the following equation
$$0=K +\sum_{m=0}^{m'}C^m_+e^{i\sqrt{\omega^2-(\frac{\pi m}{a})^2}z}+\sum_{m=0}^{m'}C^m_-e^{-i\sqrt{\omega^2-(\frac{\pi m}{a})^2}z}$$
$m'$ is defined such ...
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How to make Sum of sinusoidal signals with different frequencies have different absolute values of positive peak and negative peak?
Let me define a signal $$f(t)=\sum_{i=1}^N a_i \cos(\omega_it+\theta_i),$$ where $\omega_i = 2\pi f_i$ with a frequency $f_i$.
I want to make a specific $f(t)$ by determining $a_i$'s and $\theta_i$'s ...
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Optimization Problem for Exponential Polynomials
This question was asked on mathoverflow more than a year ago, with no answers
Let $\omega$ be a primitive complex $n^{th}$ root of unity. I am interested in the following quantity
$$
\max_{f(n)\leq \...
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Probability that one M/M/1 queue empties before another queue with no external arrivals?
Suppose there are 2 independent queues A and B having m and n customers respectively. The service time of each of the queues are Exponentially distributed with service rate as $\mu_{A}$ and $\mu_{B}$. ...
