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Use the Weierstrass Product Theorem to exhibit a function [itex]f[/itex] such that each positive integer [itex]n[/itex], [itex]f[/itex] has a pole of order [itex]n[/itex], and [itex]f[/itex] is analytic and nonzero at every other complex number
For [itex]f[/itex] to have a pole of order [itex]n[/itex], we have that [itex]f = \prod\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty}\left(1 - \frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{-1}e^{-P_n(z/z_n)}[/itex].
Let [itex]z_n[/itex] be the [itex]\text{n}^{\text{th}}[/itex] term in the sequence, i.e. [itex]1, 2, 2, 3,\ldots[/itex].
So taking [itex]k_n[/itex] to be 3, we have that (why is it 3?)
$$
\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\left|z_n\right|^3} = \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^2} < \infty
$$
which converges since we have a p-series of degree two.
Now [itex]P_n\left(\dfrac{z}{z_n}\right) = \dfrac{z}{z_n} + \dfrac{\left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^2}{2} + \cdots + \dfrac{\left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{k - 1}}{k - 1}[/itex] so the Weierstrass Product for [itex]k_n = 3[/itex] is
$$
\prod_{n = 1}^{\infty}\left(1 - \frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{-1}e^{-\left[\frac{z}{z_n} + \left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^2/2\right]}
$$
I was told that the above product can be simplified down. How?
For [itex]f[/itex] to have a pole of order [itex]n[/itex], we have that [itex]f = \prod\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty}\left(1 - \frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{-1}e^{-P_n(z/z_n)}[/itex].
Let [itex]z_n[/itex] be the [itex]\text{n}^{\text{th}}[/itex] term in the sequence, i.e. [itex]1, 2, 2, 3,\ldots[/itex].
So taking [itex]k_n[/itex] to be 3, we have that (why is it 3?)
$$
\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\left|z_n\right|^3} = \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^2} < \infty
$$
which converges since we have a p-series of degree two.
Now [itex]P_n\left(\dfrac{z}{z_n}\right) = \dfrac{z}{z_n} + \dfrac{\left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^2}{2} + \cdots + \dfrac{\left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{k - 1}}{k - 1}[/itex] so the Weierstrass Product for [itex]k_n = 3[/itex] is
$$
\prod_{n = 1}^{\infty}\left(1 - \frac{z}{z_n}\right)^{-1}e^{-\left[\frac{z}{z_n} + \left(\frac{z}{z_n}\right)^2/2\right]}
$$
I was told that the above product can be simplified down. How?
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