The theory of binomial enumeration is variously called the calculus of finite differences or the Umbral calculus. This theory studies the analogies between various sequences of polynomials pn and the powers sequence xn. The subscript n in pn was thought of as the shadow ("Umbra" means "Shadow" in Latin, whence the name umbral calculus) of the subscript n in xn, and many parallels were discovered between such sequences.At the very outset a brief explanation of the term modern umbral calculus is given. A large part of applied analysis is concerned with the study of certain sequences of special...
The theory of binomial enumeration is variously called the calculus of finite differences or the Umbral calculus. This theory studies the analogies be...
