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