A new family of almost identities

DOI10.4171/EM/61zbMATH Open1213.40002arXivmath/0409014MaRDI QIDQ951271FDOQ951271

Lorenz Minder, Gérard Maze

Publication date: 23 October 2008

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

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.

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)

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