A recursive formula for even order harmonic series (Q1097624)

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A recursive formula for even order harmonic series
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    A recursive formula for even order harmonic series (English)
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    This paper utilizes Fourier series expansion of perodic functions to obtain the infinite sums of even order harmonic series \(\sum^{\infty}_{n-1}n^{-2K}\), \(K=1,2,..\). and the process does not require the calculation of Bernoulli numbers. Infinite sums of a few even order harmonic series, which are calculated using the recursive formula derived in this paper, are tabulated for easy reference.
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    Fourier series expansion
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    perodic functions
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    infinite sums
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    harmonic series
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    recursive formula
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