American Journal of Mathematics, Volume 6Johns Hopkins University Press, 1884 - Electronic journals The American Journal of Mathematics publishes research papers and articles of broad appeal covering the major areas of contemporary mathematics. |
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1+i 1+i 1+i 1+i i 1+i a₁ auxiliary biquadratic b₁ b₂ C₁ coefficients compound partition conjugate contains corresponding degree denote determinant E-functions elements elliptic functions equal equation F(x)=0 expression factor given gnomonics h₁ h₂ Hence imaginary integer intersections irreducible J. J. SYLVESTER K₁ linear m₁ matrix modular equation modulus mth root multiple n₁ obtained odd functions P₁ pair particular cognate forms plane points powers primitive nth roots Prop quadric quadruple quantities quintic r₁ rational function relatively prime root of unity seminvariant sextic solution solvable substitution surds t₁ theorem theory theta-functions u₁ U₂ v₁ values vanish vectors w₁ write x₁ zero α₁ αλα αξα يع
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Page 115 - In one the object is to develop, in periodic series, certain functions of the moon's coordinates, which in number do not exceed five. This portion is the same whatever planet may be considered to act, and hence may be done once for all. In the other portion we seek the coefficients of certain terms in the periodic development of certain functions, five also in number, which involve the coordinates of the earth and planet only. And this part of the work is very similar to that in which the perturbations...
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Page 282 - This method by which a matrix is robbed as it were of its areal dimensions and represented as a linear sum, first came under my notice incidentally in a communication made some time in the course of the last two years to the Mathematical Society of the Johns Hopkins University, by Mr CS Peirce, who, I presume, had been long familiar with its use. Each element of a matrix in this method is regarded as composed of an ordinary quantity and a symbol denoting its place, just as 1883 may be read 10 + 8h...
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Page 95 - ... l)th degree. The proof applies substantially to each of the other groups. To prove the second part, it is only necessary to observe that, in the first of the groups (59), the last term is identical with the first, the last but one with the second, and so on. §56. Cor. 1. The reasoning in the proposition proceeds on the assumption that the prime number m is odd. Should m be even, the series A\ , 3i , etc., is reduced to its first term.