Euler's constant, \(q\)-logarithms, and formulas of Ramanujan and Gosper (Q861562)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5119609
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    Euler's constant, \(q\)-logarithms, and formulas of Ramanujan and Gosper
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5119609

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      Euler's constant, \(q\)-logarithms, and formulas of Ramanujan and Gosper (English)
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      29 January 2007
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      This paper deals with several interesting results concerning Euler's constant \(\gamma=\lim_{n\to\infty}((\sum_{j=1}^n \frac 1j)-\log n)\). Some tests concerning the rationality and irrationality of \(\gamma\) are given. The problem whether \(\gamma\) is an irrational number is not done.
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      irrationality
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      Euler constant
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      hypergeometric series
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