We give a short introduction to Padé approximation (rational approximation to a function with close contact at one point) and to Hermite-Padé approximation (simultaneous rational approximation to several functions with close contact at one point) and show how orthogonality plays a crucial role. We give some insight into how logarithmic potential theory helps in describing the asymptotic behavio...

A more interesting use of Padé approximation is “two-point Padé approximation” or Padé interpolation in which a Padé approximant for f(x) is constructed from two truncated Taylor series: one for when x is very small and one is for when x is very large. The Padé approximant in this method interpolates between the values at which f(x) is known. This method is directly applicable to perturbation t...

Padé approximations are widely used to approximate a dead-time in continuous control systems. It provides a finite-dimensional rational approximation of a dead-time. However, the standard Padé approximation (recommended in many textbooks) with equal numeratorand denominator degree, exhibits a jump at time t=0. This is highly undesirable in simulating dead-times. To avoid this phenomena we shall...

In this paper, an integration of a symbolic power series method - Padé approximation technique (PS - Padé), was utilized to solve a system of nonlinear differential equations arising from the similarity solution of laminar thermal boundary layer over a flat plate subjected to a convective surface boundary condition. As both boundary conditions tended to infinity, the combination of series solut...

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