Peter Wynn (mathematician)
Peter Wynn (born 1932) is a mathematician. His main achievements concern approximation theory – in particular the theory of Padé approximants – and its application in numerical methods for improving the rate of convergence of sequences of real numbers.
Publications
- Wynn, P. (1956). "A note on Salzer's method for summing certain convergent series". J. Math. and Phys. 35: 318–320. MR0086910.
- Wynn, Peter (1956). "On a procrustean technique for the numerical transformation of slowly convergent sequences and series". Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 52: 663–671. doi:10.1017/S030500410003173X. MR0081979.
- Wynn, Peter (1956). "On a device for computing the em(Sn) transformation". Mathematical Tables and Aids of Computation 10: 91–96. JSTOR 2002183. MR0084056.
- Wynn, P. (1956). "On a cubically convergent process for determining the zeros of certain functions". Mathematical Tables and Aids of Computation 10: 97–100. MR0081547.
- Wynn, P. (1956). "Central difference and other forms of the Euler transformation". Quart. J. Mech. Appl. Math 9 (2): 249–256. doi:10.1093/qjmam/9.2.249. MR0080782.
- Wynn, Peter (1959). "On the propagation of error in certain non-linear algorithms". Numerische Mathematik 1 (1): 142–149. doi:10.1007/BF01386380. MR0107988.
- Wynn, Peter (1959). "A sufficient condition for the instability of the q-d algorithm". Numerische Mathematik 1 (1): 203–207. doi:10.1007/BF01386385. MR109426.
- Wynn, P. (1959). "Converging factors for continued fractions". Numerische Mathematik 1: 272–320. doi:10.1007/BF01386385. MR00116158.
- Wynn, Peter (1960). "Über einen Interpolations-algorithmus und gewisse andere Formeln, die in der Theorie der Interpolation durch rationale Funktionen bestehen". Numerische Mathematik 2: 151–182. doi:10.1007/BF01386220. MR0128597.
- Wynn, Peter (1960). "On the rational approximation of functions which are formally defined by a power series expansion". Mathematical Tables and Aids of Computation 14 (70): 147–186. JSTOR 2003209. | mr = 0116457
- Wynn, Peter (1960). "Confluent forms of certain non-linear algorithms". Arch. Math. 11: 233–236. doi:10.1007/BF01236936. MR0128068.
- Wynn, Peter (1960). "A note on a confluent form of the ε-algorithm". Archiv der Mathematik 11 (1): 237. doi:10.1007/BF01236937. MR0128069.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "On the tabulation of indefinite integrals". BIT. Nordisk Tidskift for information-behandling 1: 286–290. doi:10.1007/BF01933245.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "L'ε-algorithmo e la tavola di Padé". Rend. di Mat. Roma 20: 403. MR0158206.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "The epsilon algorithm and operational formulas of numerical analysis". Mathematics of Computation 15 (74): 151–158. JSTOR 2004221. MR0158513. http://repository.cwi.nl/search/fullrecord.php?publnr=9533.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "On repeated application of the epsilon algorithm". Chiffres 4: 19–22. MR0149145. http://repository.cwi.nl/search/fullrecord.php?publnr=9535.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "The numerical transformation of slowly convergent series by methods of comparison". Chiffres 4: 177–210. MR0162350.
- Wynn, Peter (1961). "A sufficient condition for the instability of the ε-algorithm". Nieuw Arch. Wiskunde 9 (3): 117–119. MR0139252.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "A note on a method of Bradshaw for transforming slowly convergent series and continued fractions". American Mathematical Monthly 69 (9): 883–889. JSTOR 2311237. MR0146559.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "Upon a second confluent form the ε-algorithm". Proceedings of the Glasgow Mathematical Association 5: 160–165. doi:10.1017/S2040618500034535. MR0139253.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "Acceleration techniques for iterated vector and matrix problems". Mathematics of Computation 16 (79): 301–322. JSTOR 2004051. MR0145647.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "A comparison technique for the numerical transformation of slowly convergent series based on the use of rational functions". Numerische Mathematik 4 (1): 8–14. doi:10.1007/BF01386291. MR0136500.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "Note on the solution of a certain boundary-value problem". BIT 2 (1): 61–64. doi:10.1007/BF02024783. MR0155445.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "An arsenal of ALGOL procedures for complex arithmetic". BIT 2 (4): 232–255. doi:10.1007/BF01940171. MR0166945.
- Wynn, Peter (1962). "The numerical transformation of slowly convergent series by methods of comparison. II". Chiffres 5: 65–88. MR0149146.
- Wynn, Peter (1963). "Singular rules for certain non-linear algorithms". BIT 3 (3): 175–195. doi:10.1007/BF01939985. http://oai.cwi.nl/oai/asset/9225/9225A.pdf.
- Wynn, Peter (1963). "Note on a converging factor for a certain continued fraction". Numerische Mathematik 5 (1): 332–352. doi:10.1007/BF01385901.
- Wynn, Peter (1963). "Continued fractions whose coefficients obey a non-commutative law of multiplication". Archive for rational mechanics and analysis 12 (1): 273–312. doi:10.1007/BF00281229.
- Wynn, Peter (1964). "Partial differential equations associated with certain non-linear algorithms". Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik 15 (3): 273–289. doi:10.1007/BF01607018.
- Wynn, Peter (1964). "General purpose vector-algorithm algol procedures". Numerische Mathematik 6 (1): 22–36. doi:10.1007/BF01386050. http://repository.cwi.nl/search/fullrecord.php?publnr=9231.
- Wynn, Peter (1964). "On some recent developments in the theory and application of continued fractions". J. SIAM: Series B, Numerical Analysis 1: 177–197. JSTOR 2949774.
- Wynn, Peter (1966). "Upon systems of recursions which obtain among the quotients of the Padé table". Numerische Mathematik 8 (3): 264–269. doi:10.1007/BF02162562.
- Wynn, Peter (1966). "On the convergence and stability of the epsilon algorithm". SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 3 (1): 91–122. doi:10.1137/0703007.
- Wynn, Peter (1966). "On the computation of certain functions of large argument and parameter". BIT 6 (3): 228–259. doi:10.1007/BF01934356.
- Wynn, Peter (1967). "A general system of orthogonal polynomials". The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics 18 (1): 81–96. doi:10.1093/qmath/18.1.81.
- Wynn, Peter (1968). "Upon the Padé table derived from a Stieltjes series". SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 5 (4): 805–834. doi:10.1137/0705060. JSTOR 2949427.
- Wynn, Peter (1968). "Vector continued fractions". Linear Algebra and its Applications 1 (3): 357–395. doi:10.1016/0024-3795(68)90015-3.
- Wynn, Peter (1969). "Zur Theorie der mit gewissen speziellen Funktionen verknüpften Padéschen Tafeln". Mathematische Zeitschrift 109 (1): 66–77. doi:10.1007/BF01135574.
- Wynn, Peter (1971). "A note on the generalised Euler transformation". The Computer Journal 14 (4): 437–441. doi:10.1093/comjnl/14.4.437.
- Wynn, Peter (1971). "A transformation of series". Calcolo 8 (3): 255–272. doi:10.1007/BF02575517.
- Wynn, Peter (1971). "Difference-differential recursions for Padé quotients". Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. s3-23 (2): 283–300. doi:10.1112/plms/s3-23.2.283.
- Wynn, Peter (1972). "Convergence acceleration by a method of intercalation". Computing 9 (4): 267–273. doi:10.1007/BF02241602.
- Wynn, Peter (1972). "Invariants associated with the epsilon algorithm and its first confluent form". Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo 21 (1–2): 31–41. doi:10.1007/BF02844229.
- Wynn, Peter (1973). "Upon some continuous prediction algorithms. II". Calcolo 9 (4): 235–278. doi:10.1007/BF02575582.
- Wynn, Peter (1974). "Some recent developments in the theories of continued fractions and the Padé table". Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics 4 (2): 297–324. doi:10.1216/RMJ-1974-4-2-297.
- Wynn, Peter (1976). "The algebra of certain formal power series". Riv. Matem. Univ. Parma 2 (4): 155–176. MR0447220.
- Wynn, Peter (1976). "A convergence theory of some methods of integration". J. Reine Angew. Mathem. 285: 181–108. doi:10.1515/crll.1976.285.181. MR0415119.
- Wynn, Peter (1977). "The calculus of finite differences over certain systems of numbers". Calcolo 14 (4): 303–341. doi:10.1007/BF02575990. MR0503568.
- Wynn, Peter (1981). "The convergence of approximating fractions". Bol. Soc. Mat. Mexicana 26 (2): 57–71. MR0742016.
- Wynn, Peter (1981). "The work of E. B. Christoffel on the theory of continued fractions". In Butzer, P. L.; Fehér, F. E. B. Christoffel: The Influence of His Work on Mathematics and the Physical Sciences. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3-7643-1162-2. MR0661065.
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