A new applied approach for executing computations with infinite and infinitesimal quantities
Informatica 19 (4):567-596 (2008)
| Abstract | A new computational methodology for executing calculations with infinite and infinitesimal quantities is described in this paper. It is based on the principle ‘The part is less than the whole’ introduced by Ancient Greeks and applied to all numbers (finite, infinite, and infinitesimal) and to all sets and processes (finite and infinite). It is shown that it becomes possible to write down finite, infinite, and infinitesimal numbers by a finite number of symbols as particular cases of a unique framework. The new methodology has allowed us to introduce the Infinity Computer working with such numbers (its simulator has already been realized). Examples dealing with divergent series, infinite sets, and limits are given. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Infinite and infinitesimal numbers infinite unite of measure numeral systems infinite sets divergent series | |||||||||
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