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Pade approximants of random Stieltjes series

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-13 v1 math.MP Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We consider the random continued fraction S(t) := 1/(s_1 + t/(s_2 + t/(s_3 + >...))) where the s_n are independent random variables with the same gamma distribution. For every realisation of the sequence, S(t) defines a Stieltjes function. We study the convergence of the finite truncations of the continued fraction or, equivalently, of the diagonal Pade approximants of the function S(t). By using the Dyson--Schmidt method for an equivalent one-dimensional disordered system, and the results of Marklof et al. (2005), we obtain explicit formulae (in terms of modified Bessel functions) for the almost-sure rate of convergence of these approximants, and for the almost-sure distribution of their poles.

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@article{arxiv.0708.1245,
  title  = {Pade approximants of random Stieltjes series},
  author = {Jens Marklof and Yves Tourigny and Lech Wolowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.1245},
  year   = {2009}
}

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To appear in Proc Roy Soc