"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I think I understood the question. It sounds like a numerical methods > > homework problem. Basically you have f(x0), f(x1), etc. and you want > > to extrapolate to x=infinity. Hint: think of a0=1/x0, a1=1/x1, etc. > > so your initial data is f(1/a0), f(1/a1), etc. and it should be pretty > > obvious what to do next. > > Well Paul, it's not obvious to me, so if you could explain it I'll be > grateful.
Basically define g(x) = f(1/x). So you have this g(a0), g(a1), g(a2), ... and you can fit a curve through them with your favorite extrapolation formula (see a numerics book for lots of choices). Then compute g(0). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
