Hello,

On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:52:07 +0300
"Alexey U. Gudchenko" <[email protected]> wrote:

> But generally "Laurent series" can contain infinitely number of terms 
> with negative powers. So it must be reflected in [1], and
> distinguished. If there are no objections.

I think so, too.

> In this case (opposite to "formal Laurent series") there are not
> general rules how to multiplicate series with each other.

Yes. To my (limited) understanding, in this case one cannot speak of a
field or ring structure, as both require a multiplication.

> By the way in [1]:
> "K[[X]] and has a ring structure."
> "K((X)) and has a field structure."
> 
> I do not understand the difference about ring structure or field 
> structure. (Is it misprint?)

IIRC, a ring is basically a field minus the division and subtraction
operation. However, algebraic structures are certainly "none of my
business".

I want to add one more keyword to the discussion: Google just taught me
about Puiseux series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puiseux_series),
which seem to be series with rational exponents on the base functions.
 
> Also, as number of terms with positive powers in "Laurent series" can
> be infinitely too with the same time as negative ones, it's
> interesting in this case what to do with O() when consider some
> asymptotic expansion from this series or does sense of it exists, and
> what sort of if it does. I do not know exactly the answer now.

Me neither. If this is unclear it is possibly the best options not to
provide the order of the remainder terms.

Alex

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