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Old December 3rd, 2008, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mr fantastic View Post
Start by considering \lim_{z \rightarrow + \infty} \left[ 1 + C e^{A(z-B)}\right]:

C > 0:

A > 0: The limit is equal to +oo.
A < 0: The limit is equal to 1.

C < 0:

A < 0: The limit is equal to 1.
A > 0: The limit is equal to -oo.

Now consider \ln \lim_{z \rightarrow + \infty} \left[ 1 + C e^{A(z-B)}\right] (why is this change of order allowed?) ..... (One of the abvove cases is not valid).
Hi,

we can stick to the case C>0, A>0. I have a physical problem here and I know that the constants are always positive. This leaves us with: The limit is equal to +oo.

I do not know why the change of order is allowed. The case for which the change is not valid is the case when the limit goes to -oo. Here the logarithm is not defined.

Last edited by Bud; December 3rd, 2008 at 08:04 AM.
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