olymmath

Putnam 1989 B3

  • Session B

Let ff be a function on [0,∞)[0,\infty), differentiable and satisfying f′(x)=−3f(x)+6f(2x)f'(x)=-3f(x)+6f(2x) for x>0x>0. Assume that ∣f(x)∣≤e−x|f(x)|\le e^{-\sqrt{x}} for x≥0x\ge 0 (so that f(x)f(x) tends rapidly to 00 as xx increases). For nn a non-negative integer, define μn=∫0∞xnf(x)dx\mu_n=\int_0^\infty x^n f(x) dx (sometimes called the nnth moment of ff).

a) Express μn\mu_n in terms of μ0\mu_0.

b) Prove that the sequence {μn3nn!}\{\mu_n \frac{3^n}{n!}\} always converges, and that the limit is 00 only if μ0=0\mu_0=0.

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