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A note on the numerical solution of linear recurrence relations

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A numerical algorithm for the computation of non-dominant solutions of linear recurrence relations is analysed. Several non-trivial improvements are made and the efficiency of the new algorithm is illustrated by means of some numerical examples.

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Cash, J.R. A note on the numerical solution of linear recurrence relations. Numer. Math. 34, 371–386 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403675

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