Serendipity in Mathematics or How One is Led to Discover that ∑ ∞ n = 1 1⋅3⋅5⋯(2n - 1 n2 n n! = ½ + 3 16 + 15144 + ⋯ = ln4 (Q3325947)

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Serendipity in Mathematics or How One is Led to Discover that ∑ ∞ n = 1 1⋅3⋅5⋯(2n - 1 n2 n n! = ½ + 3 16 + 15144 + ⋯ = ln4
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    Serendipity in Mathematics or How One is Led to Discover that ∑ ∞ n = 1 1⋅3⋅5⋯(2n - 1 n2 n n! = ½ + 3 16 + 15144 + ⋯ = ln4 (English)
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    1983
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    Riemann-Liouville integral
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    Volterra integral equation
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    fractional calculus
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    summation of series
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    functional relations
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