An algorithm for the computation of Hermite--Padé approximations to the exponential function: Divided differences and Hermite--Padé forms (Q1410493)

An algorithm for the explicit computation of Hermite-Padé forms (HPF) associated with the exponential function is presented. Some roots of the algebraic equation associated with a given HPF are good approximants to the exponential in some subsets of the complex plane: they are called Hermite-Padé approximants (HPA) to this function. This algorithm is recursive and based on the expression of HPF as divided differences of the function \(t\to \exp(xt)\) at multiple integer nodes. As an example, an interesting family of quadratic HPA to the exponential is given.