Approximations of the harmonic numbers
The authors study approximations to the harmonic numbers \[ H_n:=\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{1}{k} \] for large \(n\). In particular, the aim of this paper is to improve somehow the upper and lower bounds \[ a-\ln\left(e^{1/(n+1)}-1\right)\le H_n<\gamma-\ln\left(e^{1/(n+1)}-1\right), \] where \(\gamma\) is that Euler-Mascheroni constant and \(a:=1+\ln(\sqrt{e}-1)\), established by \textit{H. Alzer} [Expo. Math. 24, No. 4, 385--388 (2006; Zbl 1105.11003)], and valid for any natural number \(n\). By using a relation of \(H_n\) with the digamma function and some straightforward asymptotic approximations, the author derives the following upper and lower bound valid for any natural number \(n\): \[ \gamma-\ln\left(e^{1/(n+1)}-1\right)+a(n)< H_n<\gamma-\ln\left(e^{1/(n+1)}-1\right)+b(n), \] with \[ a(n):=-\frac{1}{24(n+1)^2}, \hskip 2cm b(n):=a(n)+\frac{23}{2880(n+1)^4}. \]
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