 Mahler coefficient (source code)

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= Mahler coefficient
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For a <continuous function> $f:\mathbb Z_p\to\mathbb Q_p$, its nth Mahler coefficient is
$$
a_n=\sum_{j=0}^n(-1)^{n-j}\binom nj f(j).
$$
This is the explicit iterate of the <forward difference operator>. These coefficients are exactly those of its <Mahler expansion>.

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