Sharp inequalities for the harmonic numbers (Q860367)
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Sharp inequalities for the harmonic numbers (English)
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9 January 2007
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Let \(H_n=\sum_{k=1}^n1/k\) be the \(n\)-th harmonic number. The author proves that for all \(n\geq 1\) it holds \[ a-\log(e^{\frac{1}{n+1}}-1)\leq H_n<b-\log(e^{\frac{1}{n+1}}-1), \] with the best possible constants \(a=1+\log(\sqrt{e}-1)\) and \(b=\gamma\) -- Euler's constant.
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harmonic numbers
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inequalities
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