Exercise 15.4.14

The function φ ( z ) is analytic at z = 0 and hence has a power series expansion.

(a)
In Exercise 3 of Section 15.2, you used φ 2 ( z ) = 1 φ 4 ( z ) to show that φ ( z ) = 2 φ 3 ( z ) . Use these two identities to prove by induction that for every n 1 , there is a polynomial G n ( u ) [ u ] such that φ ( n ) ( z ) equals G n ( φ ( z ) ) if n is even and G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) if n is odd.
(b)
Use part (a) to prove that the coefficients of the power series expansion of φ ( z ) at z = 0 lie in .
(c)
Use part (b) and φ ( iz ) = ( z ) to show that φ ( z ) = j = 0 c j z 4 j + 1 , c j .
(c)
Show that c 0 = 1 , c 1 = 1 10 , and c 2 = 1 120 .

Answers

Proof. (a) φ ( 0 ) ( z ) = φ ( z ) , thus φ ( 0 ) ( z ) = G 0 ( φ ( z ) ) , where G 0 ( z ) = z .

Now assume that the property holds for all integers k n , where n 2 .

If n is even, there is a polynomial G n [ u ] such that

φ ( n ) ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) .

Then n + 1 is odd, and, for all z such that both members are defined,

φ ( n + 1 ) ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) = G n + 1 ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) ,

where G n + 1 ( u ) = G n ( u ) [ u ] , so that the property holds for n + 1 if n is odd.

If n is odd, there is a polynomial G n [ u ] such that

φ ( n ) ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) .

Then n + 1 is even. Using φ 2 ( z ) = 1 φ 4 ( z ) and φ ( z ) = 2 φ 3 ( z ) , we obtain

φ ( n + 1 ) ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ 2 ( z ) + G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) ( 1 φ 4 ( z ) ) 2 φ 3 ( z ) G n ( φ ( z ) ) = G n + 1 ( φ ( z ) ) ,

where G n + 1 ( u ) = G n ( u ) ( 1 u 4 ) 2 u 3 G n ( u ) [ u ] . The induction is done.

To resume, for each integer n 0 , there is a polynomial G n ( u ) [ u ] such that

φ ( n ) ( z ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) ( n 0 ( mod 2 ) ) = G n ( φ ( z ) ) φ ( z ) ( n 1 ( mod 2 ) )

where

G 0 ( u ) = u , G n + 1 ( u ) = G n ( u ) ( n 0 ( mod 2 ) ) , G n + 1 ( u ) = G n ( u ) ( 1 u 4 ) 2 u 3 G n ( u ) ( n 1 ( mod 2 ) ) .

(b) The power series expansion of φ ( z ) at z = 0 is

φ ( z ) = k = 0 φ ( k ) ( 0 ) k ! z k , ( | z | < r , r > 0 ) ,

where φ ( k ) ( 0 ) = G k ( φ ( 0 ) ) = G k ( 0 ) if k is even, and φ ( k ) ( 0 ) = G k ( φ ( 0 ) ) φ ( 0 ) = G k ( 0 ) if k is odd ( r is the radius of convergence, which is positive). Thus φ k ( 0 ) for all k 0 , and φ k ( 0 ) k ! .

The coefficients of the power series expansion of φ ( z ) at z = 0 lie in . (c) We write the power series expansion of φ ( z ) at z = 0 under the form

φ ( z ) = k = 0 a k z k .

Then

φ ( iz ) = k = 0 a k i k z k , ( | z | < r )

and

( z ) = k = 0 a k i z k .

The identity φ ( iz ) = ( z ) , and the unicity of the power series expansion of φ ( z ) at z = 0 gives, for all k 0 ,

a k i k = a k i .

If a k 0 , then i k = i , which implies k 1 ( mod 4 ) . Thus a k = 0 if k 1 ( mod 4 ) . If we write c j = a 4 j + 1 , then

φ ( z ) = j = 0 c j z 4 j + 1 , c j .

(d) Here

c j = a 4 j + 1 = φ ( 4 j + 1 ) ( 0 ) ( 4 j + 1 ) ! = G 4 j + 1 ( φ ( 0 ) ) φ ( 0 ) ( 4 j + 1 ) ! = G 4 j + 1 ( 0 ) ( 4 j + 1 ) ! .

This gives

c 0 = G 1 ( 0 ) = 1 , c 1 = G 5 ( 0 ) 5 ! , c 2 = G 9 ( 0 ) 9 ! .

"Lazy day, Sunday afternoon", I use a small program to compute G 5 , G 9 .

R.<u> = ZZ[’u’]

def G(n):
    G0 = u
    for k in range(n):
        if k % 2 == 0:
            G0 = G0.diff()
        else:
            G0 = G0.diff()*(1-u^4)-2*u^3*G0
    return G0

G(5)(0)/5.factorial(), G(9)(0)/9.factorial()

1 10 , 1 120

So

c 0 = 1 , c 1 = 1 10 , c 2 = 1 120 .

With more effort,

φ ( z ) = z 1 10 z 5 + 1 120 z 9 11 15600 z 13 + 211 3536000 z 17 1607 318240000 z 21 + 1511 3536000000 z 25 + .

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