Abel's Convolution Formulae through Taylor Polynomials

Abstract

By making use of the Taylor polynomials, new proofs are presented for three binomial identities including Abel’s convolution formula.

Keywords

• The binomial theorem;
• Taylor polynomial
• Abel’s convolution formulae

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