Power asymptotics #
This module collects the project-wide notation and elementary calculus for quantities of the
form T ^ (α + o(1)). It is independent of exponential sums and can therefore be reused by
all later asymptotic arguments.
Definitions #
N = T ^ (α + o(1)), expressed using a variable exponent that is equal to α up to an
infinitesimal.
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X ≪ T ^ (β + o(1)), expressed using a variable exponent that is equal to β up to
an infinitesimal.
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Power asymptotics #
If N = T ^ (α + o(1)), then N eventually lies between the powers with exponents
α - ε and α + ε.
Convergence of the logarithmic exponent gives a power asymptotic.
A variable power sandwich with an infinitesimal error determines a power asymptotic. No sign condition on the error is needed.
A variable power sandwich with a nonnegative infinitesimal error determines a power
asymptotic. This is the compatibility form of
isPowerAsymptotic_of_between_of_infinitesimal.
Fixed positive multiplicative uncertainty in T = N ^ α⁻¹ does not affect the
power asymptotic N = T ^ (α + o(1)).
Algebra and limits #
A base is power-asymptotic to itself with exponent one.
Products of powers add their asymptotic exponents.
Quotients of powers subtract their asymptotic exponents.
A negative power-asymptotic exponent forces convergence to zero.
A positive power-asymptotic exponent forces convergence to infinity.
A quantity tending to one has power-asymptotic exponent zero relative to any unbounded base that is at least one.
Natural-valued power scales #
The positive natural scale obtained by taking the floor of T ^ κ.
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Flooring a divergent positive power introduces only a multiplicative 1 + o(1) error.
The cast of floorRpow T κ is power-asymptotic to exponent κ.
Power bounds #
Strictly increasing a fixed exponent makes a real power little-o along a base tending to infinity.
If T is at least one and unbounded, then X ≪ T ^ (β + o(1)) iff
X = O(T ^ (β + ε)) for every fixed ε > 0.
Increasing the exponent preserves a power bound when the base is eventually at least one.
A power lower bound for an unbounded object forces its exponent to be no larger than any admissible power-bound exponent.