How can we obtain the coefficients of S(x) from its Taylor series?

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The discussion focuses on obtaining the coefficients a(n) from the Lambert series S(x) defined as S(x) = ∑(n=0 to ∞) (a(n) x^n)/(1-x^n). It establishes that if S(x) can be expressed as a Taylor series, the coefficients of this series are directly related to the coefficients of the Lambert series. The user suggests that through iterative methods, one can derive a(n) from the Taylor series coefficients. An example provided is S(x) = x/(1-x)^2, which serves as a practical case for this approach.

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If we have the next Lambert series:

[tex]S(x)= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{ a(n) x^n }{1-x^n }[/tex]

my question is..if you know what S(x) is then..could you obtain the value of the a(n) ?..or simply working with the Dirichlet series version:

[tex]\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a(n)n^{-s}= \zeta (s) \sum _{n=0}^{\infty}b(n)n^{-s}[/tex]

Where [tex]S(x)= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{ a(n) x^n }{1-x^n }=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{ b(n) x^n }[/tex]
 
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Notice this one still at zero so I'll say my two cents:

If you can represent S(x) as a taylor series, then the coefficients of the taylor series are related to the coefficients of the Lambert series; you can obtain the a(n) from those of the Taylor series through iteration. Check out Lambert series on Mathworld to see this and then try it for:

[tex]S(x)=\frac{x}{(1-x)^2}[/tex]
 

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