Term-wise Differentiation of Power Series

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The discussion focuses on the term-wise differentiation of power series, particularly in the context of introducing transcendental functions such as the exponential function and its inverse, the natural logarithm. The author seeks a concise proof of term-wise differentiation for inclusion in a tutorial. Key points include the necessity of uniform convergence within the radius of convergence for both the original and differentiated series, as well as the linearity of differentiation as a foundational concept. The author invites contributions or references to existing proofs from the community.

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For those who don't know I'm writing a tutorial (https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=139690") in the tutorials forum. I have come to the point of introducing Transcendental functions. I would like to introduce the exponential function first (via the Taylor series) and then present the natural logarithm as it's inverse. Although not entirely necessary, I would like to present a concise proof of term-wise differentiation of power series in the tutorial.

If anyone knows of a concise online proof, or even better, would be willing to contribute a proof directly, please let me know, either in this thread or via PM.

Thanks for your time.
 
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I would say that it follows from the linearity of differentiation
 
Because you are talking about an infinite series, you also need the fact that a power series converges uniformly inside its radius of convergence.
 
HallsofIvy said:
Because you are talking about an infinite series, you also need the fact that a power series converges uniformly inside its radius of convergence.
Is it necessary that both the original and differentiated series converges uniformally, I thought that the original series need only converge?
 
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