Abel's Convolution Formulae through Taylor Polynomials

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 47 - 51, 30.11.2023

Wenchang Chu

https://doi.org/10.47087/mjm.1314434

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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