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    Dirichlet's test

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    Let \((a_n)_{n\ge1}\) be a sequence of real numbers and \((b_n)_{n\ge1}\) a sequence of complex numbers such that

    • \((a_n)\) is nonincreasing and \(a_n\to0\), and

    • there exists \(M\ge0\) such that \(\abs{\sum_{n=1}^N b_n} \leq M\) for every \(N\ge1\).

    Then the series \(\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n b_n\) converges.

    What hypotheses does Dirichlet's test put on $\theset{a_n}$ and $\theset{b_n}$?

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