Title
A Hybrid of Darboux's Method and Singularity Analysis in Combinatorial Asymptotics
Abstract
A "hybrid method", dedicated to asymptotic coefficient extraction in combinatorial generating functions, is presented, which combines Darboux's method and singularity analysis theory. This hybrid method applies to functions that remain of moderate growth near the unit circle and satisfy suitable smoothness assumptions-this, even in the case when the unit circle is a natural boundary. A prime application is to coefficients of several types of infinite product generating functions, for which full asymptotic expansions (involving periodic fluctuations at higher orders) can be derived. Examples relative to permutations, trees, and polynomials over finite fields are treated in this way.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2006
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF COMBINATORICS
higher order,asymptotic expansion,satisfiability,generating function
Field
DocType
Volume
Discrete mathematics,Generating function,Combinatorics,Finite field,Infinite product,Polynomial,Singularity function,Asymptotic analysis,Unit circle,Asymptotic analysis,Mathematics
Journal
13.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1.0
1077-8926
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.93
12
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Philippe Flajolet13466523.08
Éric Fusy219821.95
Xavier Gourdon322922.85
Daniel Panario443863.88
Nicolas Pouyanne5142.73