On the non-normal two-point Padé table (Q1088087)

Let f be a formal Laurent series. The M-table studied in this paper consists of rational functions \(M_{n,k}\) where n is the degree of the denominator while k describes how well the Laurent coefficients of \(M_{n,k}\) fit the coefficients of the positive and negative parts of f. Up to nonnormality the fits are of order \(n+k\) and \(n+1-k\) respectively. The numerator degree is determined from the relation between n and k. The authors establish a block structure of the M table by noting that every M-table entry is the Padé approximant of the coefficients of a shifted segment of f:s coefficient sequence and using properties of the Padé table.