Limit Definition and 999 Threads
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How to solve a limit in two variables with an indeterminate form at (0,0)?
Homework Statement lim (x,y)->(0,0) (ln(1+2x^2+y^2))/(x^2+3y^2)^2 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution i've been tought that i have to find another equation always bigger than this one that goes to 0 at (0,0) to find a solution. or if the solution doesn't exist, try to find two paths...- Kenneth1997
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- Limit Variables
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Can a Web Developer Fix Out-of-Profession Software Issues?
Can a programmer "for example a web developer" understand the code and algorithm of a program which is out of his profession for example an office program stopped working or a menu/function of that office program does not work, can a web developer estimate the problem and fix it or only he can...- emh01
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- Estimate Limit
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Limit , circular orbit ,schwarzschild s-t ,
Homework Statement [/B] To take the ##lim J \to \infty ##, what are the two roots of ##r_c## in this case... So I believe it says' ##J## big enough it had 2 solutions' is basically saying just avoiding the imaginary solutions i.e. ## J^4 \geq 12G^2M^2J^2 ## (equality for one route obvs)...- binbagsss
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- Circular Circular orbit Limit Orbit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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What is the proof for the limit superior?
Homework Statement 2. Relevant equation Below is the definition of the limit superior The Attempt at a Solution I tried to start by considering two cases, case 1 in which the sequence does not converge and case 2 in which the sequence converges and got stuck with the second case. I know...- NihalRi
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- Limit Proof Real analysis Sequence Supremum
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Help Taking the Limit as K goes to infinity
Homework Statement Evaluate the limit as K goes to infinity of s_1,2 (K) Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Apparently my value for plus the square root is incorrect, apparently the correct answer is 1. Apparently my value for minus the square root is correct, it's negative...- YoshiMoshi
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- Infinity Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Prove that the limit of a sequence exists
Homework Statement suppose that 0≤xm+n≤xm+xn for all m,n∈ℕ, prove that the limit of xn/n exists when n tends to infinity. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I get that xn is bounded by zero and x1. And I guess that xn is monotonous but i find it hard to prove. Or maybe there is...- shrub_broom
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- Limit Sequence
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Approximations with the Finite Square Well
Homework Statement Consider the standard square well potential $$V(x) = \begin{cases} -V_0 & |x| \leq a \\ 0 & |x| > a \end{cases} $$ With ##V_0 > 0##, and the wavefunctions for an even state $$\psi(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}cos(kx) & |x| \leq a \\...- doggydan42
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- Approximation Finite Finite square well Limit Square Square well
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Showing that a limit does not exist
Homework Statement Let ##f(x) = 0## if ##x## is rational and ##=1## of ##x## is irrational. Prove that ##\lim_{x\to a} f(x)## does not exist for any ##a##. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I need help setting this one up. I was thinking that maybe I can argue by contradiction and...- Mr Davis 97
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- Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Limit of Function at x=0: Does Not Exist (DNE)
hello I have an exercise which says: Evaluate the following limit. Enter -I if your answer is −∞, enter I if your answer is ∞, and enter DNE if the limit does not exist. $$ limx→0[(1/(7x)−(1)/((e^(7x))−1)] $$ e power 7x when I follow the graph for $$1/7x$$ the limit does not exist...- josesalazmat
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- Function Limit
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- Forum: Calculus
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Undergrad Proving the limit of a sequence from the definition of limit
Say that we are asked to prove, using the definition of limits, that the sequence ##\frac{4n^2+3}{n^2+n+2}## tends to ##4## as ##n## tends to infinity. The following is a screenshot of the solution I found in a YouTube video: (Note that in the definition above, "g" denotes the limit - in this...- marksyncm
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- Definition Limit Sequence
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- Forum: General Math
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Undergrad Result regarding signs and a limit
Suppose that ##f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}## is differentiable at ##a\in\mathbb{R}##. Is it true that if ##\lim_{x\to a}\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}>0## and ##x>a## then ##f(x)>f(a)##? I'm trying to find a counterexample to show that its false because I think it is, but I'm having a hard tome doing...- Mr Davis 97
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- Limit
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Limit of Taylor Polynomial for Tn(x) as n Approaches Infinity
Homework Statement Let Tn(x)=1+2x+3x^2+...+nx^(n-1) Find the value of the limit lim n->infinity Tn(1/8).The Attempt at a Solution How do I solve this? I know how to write the polynomial as a series, but not sure how if this is the best way of finding the limit.- Kqwert
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- Calculus 1 Limit Polynomial Taylor
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MHB A generalization of the limit definining \$e\$.
I was thinking of generalizing the limit of $\lim_{n\to \infty} (1+x/n)^n=\exp(x)$. What do we know of $$\lim_{n_1\to \infty , n_2 \to \infty , \ldots , n_k \to \infty } (1+\prod_{i=1}^k x_i/n_i)^{\prod_{i=1}^k n_i}$$? -
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MHB Calculus 2 (Power Series) when the limit is zero by root test
Hi guys! Here's a problem i was working on. I solved it by root test and got absolute value of x on the outside of the limit and the limit equaled zero. Is it wrong to multiply the outside absolute value by the zero I got from the limit? or is that okay? In general, when we are solving power... -
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Is this Proof for an Infinite Limit Correct?
<Moderator's note: Moved from a technical forum and thus no template.> 1. Homework Statement Is this proof correct? Let K>0, and choose N such that N >= K2, then for all n in the naturals, and n>=N, sqrt(n)+7>=sqrt(N)>=K Is this proof correct? Please tell me- Mathematicsresear
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- Infinite Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Limit Switch, Servo Motor Resources
I need a better understanding of limit swtiches and servo motors than I'm getting from Wikipedia :) Any website/textbook recommendations? (My background is physics.) TIA!- mbrmbrg
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- Limit Motor Resources Servo Switch
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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MHB Limit $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}$: Solve w/ L'H Rule
Consider the following limit where L'H Rule was correctly applied twice Determine the functions f'(x), g'(x), f(x), and g(x) needed to result in the limit given. \begin{align*}\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0}\frac{f(x)}{g(x)} \overset{\text{L'H}}=& \lim_{x \to... -
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Undergrad Infinity: The Limit Concept and Cantor Transfinites
Supposedly, infininity has been purged from mathematics. Both the infinitely small and the infinitely large have been replaced by the idea of a "limit." For example, a series x0+x1+x3+... is not considered to be a literal infinite sum with infinite terms but only the limiting value of an...- Frank Peters
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- Cantor Concept Infinity Limit
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- Forum: General Math
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Difference between Elastic Limit & Yield Point
Hi All I am trying to understand a stress / strain curve for a ductile material. But I am struggling with understanding the difference between the Elastic Limit and the Yield Point. I define these terms as:- Elastic Limit - Is the point on the stress/strain curve where the material will...- tomtomtom1
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- Difference Elastic Elastic limit Limit Point Yield
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- Forum: General Engineering
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MHB Is the limit of the sequence $\left(1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\right)^n$ infinite?
Hello! (Wave) I want to check the convergence of the sequences $\left( \left( 1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\right)^n\right)$, $\left( \left( 1+\frac{1}{2n}\right)^n\right)$. We know that $e^x=\lim_{n \to +\infty} \left( 1+\frac{x}{n}\right)^n$. We have that $\lim_{n \to +\infty} \left(...- evinda
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- Limit
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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MHB Doesn't it suffice to pick the limit of the sequence?
Hello! (Wave) Let $(a_n)$ be a sequence of real numbers such that $a_n \to a$ for some $a \in \mathbb{R}$. I want to show that $\frac{a_1+a_2+\dots+a_n}{n} \to a$. We have the following: Let $\epsilon>0$. Since $a_n \to a$, there is some positive integer $N$ such that if $n \geq N$, then...- evinda
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- Limit Sequence
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Undergrad Understanding the Limit Notation: Is f(rh,h) the Same as f(r+h)-f(h)?
Limh→0+ (f(rh,h))/h Is the f(rh,h) part the same as f(r+h)-f(h)? I have never seen this before and googling for a long time didn't help, there are no videos with this notation and it's not in my book so, am I just to assume it is? because it doesn't look like it should be the same. Anyone know...- KUphysstudent
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- Limit Notation
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- Forum: Calculus
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Limit Investigation: (-1)^n( r^n-r^{-n}) with r ≠ 0 for n approaching infinity
Homework Statement Identify the following limits. Indicate if they do not exist. Assume ##r\ne 0##. ##\displaystyle {\lim_{n\to\infty}}(-1)^n( r^n-r^{-n})## ##\displaystyle {\liminf_{n\to\infty}}(-1)^n( r^n-r^{-n})## ##\displaystyle {\limsup_{n\to\infty}}(-1)^n( r^n-r^{-n})## Homework...- Mr Davis 97
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- Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB 241.19 the e d definition of a limit.
prove the statement using the $\epsilon,\delta$ definition of a limit. $$\lim_{{x}\to{1}}\frac{2+4x}{3}=2$$ so then $$x_0=1\quad f(x)=\frac{2+4x}{3}\quad L=2$$ now $$0<|x-1|<\delta\quad\text {and}\quad\left|\frac{2+4x}{3}-2\right| <\epsilon$$ then... -
Proving "Limits of Finite Sequences Implies Limit of Sum
Homework Statement For each ##n\in\mathbb{N}##, let the finite sequence ##\{b_{n,m}\}_{m=1}^n\subset(0,\infty)## be given. Assume, for each ##n\in\mathbb{N}##, that ##b_{n,1}+b_{n,2}+\cdots+b_{n,n}=1##. Show that ##\lim_{n\to\infty}( b_{n,1}\cdot a_1+b_{n,2}\cdot a_2+\cdots+b_{n,n}\cdot a_n) =...- Mr Davis 97
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- Finite Limit Sequences Sum
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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High School Limits on Composite Functions- Appears DNE but has a limit
Please see my attached image, which is a screenshot from Khan Academy on the limits of composite functions. I just want to check if I'm understanding this correctly, particularly for #1, which has work shown on the picture. Now my question: We are taking the limit of a composition of...- opus
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- Composite Functions Limit Limits
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- Forum: General Math
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High School Time & Limit Velocity (Speed of Light)
Hello. Today I've thinking about limit velocity and speed of ligth. We know that material particles can't achieve that speed, also when the speed of particles increases your own clock walks slowly. In the particular case of ligth your speed don't move anything. This it a explanation of why...- alejandromeira
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- Light Limit Speed of light Time Velocity
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Plotting Volume as a function of density, limit of this
Homework Statement The density of an object is given by its mass divided by its volume: ##p=\frac{m}{V}## Use a calculator to plot the volume as a function of density (##V=\frac{m}{p}##), assuming a mass of 8kg (m=8). In the follow-up question (part b): Evaluate ##\lim_{p \rightarrow 0}...- opus
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- Density Function Limit Plotting Volume
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Why Does Splitting Limits Cause Problems with 0/0 Forms?
Homework Statement Evaluate: $$\lim_{θ \rightarrow 0} {\frac{1-cos θ}{sin θ}}$$ Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution By using trigonometric identities, I get to: $$\lim_{θ \rightarrow 0} {\frac{sin θ}{sin θ}}⋅\lim_{θ \rightarrow 0} {\frac{sin θ}{1+cos θ}}$$ By using the Limit Laws, I...- opus
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- Laws Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Value of $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} g(x)$ Given Limit Statements
$\textsf{find the value that $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} g(x)$ must have if the given limit statements hold.}$ $$\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{4-g(x)}{x} \right)=1$$ OK the only answer I saw by observation was 2 but the book says it is 4 not sure how you get it with steps -
High School Limit of x & c as x→a: Basic Results
In my text, it states the Basic Limit Results as follows: For any real number ##a##, and any constant ##c##, (i) ##\lim_{x \rightarrow a}{x}=a## (ii) ##\lim_{x \rightarrow a}{c}=c## Now from the previous chapter, I am used to seeing these as taking the limit of some function as the x values...- opus
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- Limit
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- Forum: General Math
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A couple basic questions about finding a limit
Homework Statement Find the following limit: $$\lim_{x \rightarrow 10}\frac{x-10}{4-\sqrt{x+6}}$$ Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] Please see attached work. I have a few questions (other than if my solution is correct or not). First, is at step (ii)(C): What makes me uneasy...- opus
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- Couple Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Finding a slope at a point on quadratic (intuition of limit)
Homework Statement Find the slope of ##y=x^2+4## at (-2,8) and the equation for this line. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution This problem is intended to give an intuition on how limits work and I think I get the general idea. If we want to find the rate of change (or slope) of some...- opus
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- Limit Point Quadratic Slope
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Solving Limits: Finding a, b, c, and d for ∞-∞ Form
Homework Statement lim x~∞ 〈√(x⁴+ax³+3x²+ bx+ 2) - √(x⁴+ 2x³- cx²+ 3x- d) 〉=4 then find a, b, c and d[/B]Homework Equations all the methods to find limits The Attempt at a Solution it can be said that the limit is of the form ∞-∞.I am completely stuck at this question.the answer is a=2...- Victim
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- Form Limit Limits
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What is the limit of the form 0/0?
Homework Statement lim x~a 〈√(a⁺2x) -√(3x)〉 ÷ 〈√(3a+x) - 2√x〉[/B]Homework Equations rationalisation and factorisation[/B]The Attempt at a Solution i had done rationalisation but the form is not simplifying.pleasez help me.[/B]- Victim
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- Form Limit Limits
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Solve a limit with a nth root, with n -> infinity
Homework Statement Solve the ##\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \sqrt [n] \frac {n²+1} {n⁷-2} ## 3. The attempt of a solution: First I thought about using L'Hopital's rule, but the nth root makes it useless. Then I thought about to eliminate the root multiplying it by something that is one, but...- coltson
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- Infinity Limit Root
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Undergrad Speed limit c in the multiverse
Do we know enough of the workings of string theory to say what factors give rise to a large or small value of the velocity of propagation of massless fields for a given multiverse? Thanks!- Spinnor
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- Limit Multiverse Speed
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- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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Solve Multi Var Limit: Help Appreciated!
Homework Statement https://gyazo.com/268bef206850bfbf30fb0cca3f783599 <----- The question Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Had this on a test today, honestly not sure how to evaluate. I know you can pass the limit to the inside of arctan but I can't see how the inside goes to...- Scrope
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- Calculas Limit Limits Variable
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Undergrad Indeterminate Limit: Evaluating ##\displaystyle \lim_{a \to 0^+} a^2 \log a##
##\displaystyle \lim_{a \to 0^+} a^2 \log a = 0 \cdot (- \infty)##, which is an indeterminate form. So ##\displaystyle \lim_{a \to 0^+} a^2 \log a = \lim_{a \to 0^+} \frac{\log a}{a^{-2}} = \lim_{a \to 0^+} \frac{\frac{1}{a}}{(-2)a^{-3}} = -\frac{1}{2}\lim_{a \to 0^+} a^2 = 0##. Is this correct?- Mr Davis 97
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- Limit
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- Forum: Calculus
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Undergrad Nonrelativistic limit of scalar field theory
The Klein-Gordon equation has the Schrodinger equation as a nonrelativistic limit, in the following sense: Start with the Klein-Gordon equation (for a complex function ##\phi##) ## \partial_\mu \partial^\mu \phi + m^2 \phi = 0## Now, define a new function ##\psi## via: ##\psi = e^{i m t}...- stevendaryl
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- Field Field theory Limit Quantum field theory Scalar Scalar field Theory
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Is there a limit to how steep the refractive index gradient can be
Is there a limit to how steep a refractive index gradient can be before ray optics are no longer able to predict the path of the light? How is it related to wavelength? Under what conditions the light will be able to travel perpendicular to the gradient In a straight line? (having diffrent index... -
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MHB Does limit of "approximate zero set" converge to the zero set?
Let f:\mathbb{R}^m\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^m. Define the zero set by \mathcal{Z}\triangleq\{x\in\mathbb{R}^m | f(x)=\mathbf{0}\} and an \epsilon-approximation of this set by \mathcal{Z}_\epsilon\triangleq\{x\in\mathbb{R}^m|~||f(x)||\leq\epsilon\} for some \epsilon>0. Clearly \mathcal{Z}\subseteq...- Vulture1991
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- Limit Set Zero
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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MHB Limit of Integral: Let u, A(x) be Functions
Hey! :o Let $u(x,t), A(x)$ be functions, for which holds the following: We have the pde $u_t+a(u)u_x=0$. Let $A'(u)=a(u)$ then the pde can be written as $u_t+A(u)_x=0$. We have the following integrals $$\int_{a-\epsilon}^au\cdot \left (\frac{x-a}{\epsilon}+1\right )\...- mathmari
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- Integral Limit
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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Undergrad A rigorous definition of a limit and advanced calculus
i'm trying to review calculus and look a little deeper into proofs/derivations/etc. I'm doing this both for fun and to review before i go back to school. am i the only one who has difficulty understanding the "rigorous" definition of the limit? i found this web page...- gibberingmouther
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- advanced Advanced calculus Calculus Definition Limit Rigorous
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- Forum: Calculus
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MHB What is the Limit of the Hankel Determinant in a Matrix Challenge Problem?
Challenge Problem: Let $A$ be an $r \times r$ matrix with distinct eigenvalues $λ_1, . . . , λ_r$. For $n \ge 0$, let $a(n)$ be the trace of $A^n$. Let $H(n)$ be the $r \times r$ the Hankel matrix with $(i, j)$ entry $a(i + j + n - 2)$. Show that $ \displaystyle \lim_{n \to \infty} \lvert...- MountEvariste
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- Determinant Limit
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- Forum: General Math
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Then, as ##b## goes to 0, can you find the limit of each factor separately?
Homework Statement a. Compute the limit for f(x) as b goes to 0 Homework Equations $$f(x) = \frac{(a+bx)^{1-1/b}}{b-1}$$ ##a \in R##, ##b\in R##, ##x\in R## The Attempt at a Solution ##a+bx## goes to ##a## ##1/b## goes to ##\infty## so ##1-1/b## goes to ##-\infty## ##(a+bx)^{1-1/b}## then goes...- econmajor
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- Limit Limit at infinity Limits
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Graduate Gravitational binding energy and the TOV limit
Disclaimer: to avoid giving the impression of speculative nature, I state the purpose of this thread is only to conflate known theory with my own understanding in a specific point and clarify where the disagreement lies; that is all. TOV limit: since early research in black hole (BH) formation...- itssilva
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- Binding energy Black holes Energy Gravitational Limit
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad Limit of Extension: Can Function Have Different Limit?
When we define a limit of a function at point c, we talk about an open interval. The question is, can it occur that function has a limit on a certain interval, but it's extension does not? To me it seems obvious that an extension will have the same limit at c, since there is already infinitely...- Danijel
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- analysis extension function limit
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- Forum: General Math
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Continuity of Function - f(x)=|cos(x)|
Homework Statement [/B] We have a function f(x) = |cos(x)|. It's written that it is piecewise continuous in its domain. I see that it's not "smooth" function, but why it is not continuous function - from the definition is should be..Homework Equations [/B] We say that a function f is...- EEristavi
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- Calculus Continuity Cosine Function Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help