A new family of almost identities

DOI10.4171/EM/61MaRDI QIDQ951271zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Gérard Maze, Lorenz Minder

Publication date 23 October 2008

Published in Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0409014

zbMATH Keywords

almost identities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation to limiting values (summation of series, etc.) (40A25) Special integral transforms (Legendre, Hilbert, etc.) (44A15)

Abstract: This paper presents a new family of almost identities. These are based on series that sum to elements close to either rationals or rational multiples of pi. The explanation of the phenomenon takes its roots in the theory of Mellin transforms.

Review text

The authors present a new family of almost identities. These are based on series that sum to elements close to either rationals or rational multiples of \(\pi\). They study the sequence of real numbers \(u_ n\), defined by \[ u_ n=\log 2\sum_ {k=-\infty}^ {+\infty}\frac{1}{(2^ {k/2}+ 2^ {-k/2})^ n} \] for \(n\in {\mathbb N}^ +\). Here they treat the cases \(n=1,2\). The explanation of the phenomenon takes its roots in the theory of Mellin transforms. More details, proof of the recurrence relation for \(u_n\), and explanation for the phenomena for \(u_3\) and \(u_4\), are given in an extended version of this paper [see \url{arXiv:math/0409014}]. For related work, see also \textit{J. M. Borwein} and \textit{P. B. Borwein}, Am. Math. Mon. 99, No. 7, 622--640 (1992; Zbl 0762.40003).

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