The most elementary proof that _k=1¹ᵏ^2=^26?

DOI10.1017/MAG.2016.107MaRDI QIDQ5367034zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Nick Lord

Publication date 12 October 2017

Published in The Mathematical Gazette (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1017/mag.2016.107

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60) Approximation to limiting values (summation of series, etc.) (40A25)

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