Re: TIB: Mobius?
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Re: TIB: Mobius?
In a message dated 98-05-09 00:11:16 EDT, you write:
> I remember seeing a program called MOBIUS somewhere and I was wondering what
> that was used for. I think stores a series of 0s, 1s, and negative 1s in a
> list or a vector. It is used in the TAYLOR series approximation program,
> but
> I still can't find what it's purpose is and what it is used for.
>
> Can someone help me out here?
I don't know exactly what the prog does (I don't recall seeing it anywhere)
but a Mobius series is one which oscillates between two values at a precise
interval; It can be used to make approximations by setting different values
for the high and low and setting the interval to (high - low) - number of
digits to round to. It's highly accurate but takes a ton of memory; other
sequences can be used to approximate the behavior of large numerals much more
efficiently. I was thinking of writing a progam that could handle huge
numbers (for an 85; possibly for an 82, but the numbers couldn't be as big).
If anyone needs or wants something like this, write back to the list.
Paul J Chase II
"They little knew of brotherhood
-the strength of fighting men-
who once to prove a lie was good
Hanged Colonel Jacques Cretien."
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