Questions tagged [divergent-series]
Questions on whether certain series diverge, and how to deal with divergent series using summation methods such as Ramanujan summation and others.
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Convergence/Divergence of an Infinite Series with Natural Logarithms
I've spent a good week and half manipulating and trying different tests to find the convergence or divergence of this series:
$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{(\ln n)^{\ln n}}$$
I've tried all the ...
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Divergence/convergence of the series
Given that $\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \ge \frac{1}{x+1}$ for all $x> 0$, determine the convergence or divergence of the series,
$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2k-1}} - \frac{1}{2k} \right)$$
...
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What should I use to find the convergence of the series $n\arctan\frac{1}{n^3}$?
I thought of using comparison test and used the other series as $V_n = \frac{1}{n^2}$ . Now using the limit comparsion rule and LH rule to evaluate limit $$\frac{\arctan(\frac{1}{n^3})}{\frac{1}{n^3}}$...
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Ramanujan's 1/pi Series: Proving that $a_{n+1} < La_n$ (for $n \geq 1$) implies that $a_n< L^{n-1}a_1$ for $n \geq 2$.
I don't know how to go about this question regarding Ramanujan's formula:
$$\frac{1}{\pi} = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{\sqrt{8}(4n)!(1103+26390n)}{9801(n!)^4396^{4n}}$$
Let $a_n$ denote the nth term ...
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Evaluating Sum of $\dfrac{i}{(-x)^i}$ [duplicate]
I would like to ask if the expression below can be simplified using standard summation properties? Or should I dive into much deeper concepts like the power series? Thank you.
$$\sum_{i=1}^{n-1} \...
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Does $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{2^n} + \frac{3}{n}$ converge or diverge?
Does this series converge or diverge? If it converges, determine its limit.
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{2^n} + \frac{3}{n}$$
So far I said that $\frac{1}{2^n}$ is a geomotric series that converges,...
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Approximations to series of Ramanujan-type
Recently I have been playing around with series of the form
$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{k^{s}}{e^{kz}-1} = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\sigma_{s}(k)e^{-kz}$$
for $s \in \mathbb{Z}$ and where $\sigma_s(k)$ ...
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Convergent Series (Rudin)
Rudin proves a statement in his classical book. Most of this proof is straightforward, while a subtle point confuses me.
Claim: Suppose $a_1 \geq a_2 \geq \dots \geq 0$. Then, the series $\sum_{n=1}^{...
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Question concerning sigma notation [duplicate]
Consider you have been given that
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{\infty}i = -\dfrac{1}{12} $$
How do you solve this sigma notation? I've not seen this kinda sigma notation before.
Regards!
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Laurent series of an integral with parameter
To find the Laurent series of function $f(a)$ at point $a=0$
$$
f(a)=\int^1_0 \frac{d x}{x^2+a^2}
$$
one can first do the integral
$$
f(a)=\frac{1}{a}\arctan(1/a)
$$
then expand $\arctan(1/a)$ and ...
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Sequence formed by quotient of sum and the product of odd squares is divergent: Why?
Trust me when I tell you this is not homework. Can you suggest an solid argument to prove
$$ S_n = \frac{1}{3^25^27^2\cdots (2n-1)^2}\sum_{m=3}^{\infty} 2^{(2n)m}e^{-2^{m/2}}
$$
diverges as $n \...
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How do I derive the Ramanujan Summation of $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}n^2 = 0$?
I'm sure everyone has seen the infamous identity of $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}n^k=\frac{-1}{12}$, when $k=1$, and likely the associated series manipulations used to get that. I'm attempting to do a similar ...
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Is the series $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{k^{3/2}} $ convergent or divergent? [closed]
$\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{k^{3/2}} $ should be between the harmonic series $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{k} $ which diverges and $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{k^2} $ which converges.
So I am not ...
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Finding the asymptotic behavior of a function series
I solved the shape of an elastic sheet annulus clamped on the inner and outer circle with a point load (the figure below shows the cross section of an example): Solve Green function of an annulus to ...
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Does $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\arctan(\frac{1}{n^2})$ converge?
I tried to prove that the series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\arctan(\frac{1}{n^2})$ converges. I tried using $\lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{\arctan(\frac{1}{n^2})}{\frac{1}{n^2}}$ as we knew that $\sum_{n=1}^{\...
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Radius Convergence
$$\sum \frac{(-1)^nz^{2n+1}}{\log n} $$
I'm stuck on this problem. I tried the ratio test and the root test and i keep getting that the the series diverges. Am i doing something wrong? Any info will ...
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how to get $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \arctan\biggr(\frac{10k}{(3k^2+2)(9k^2-1)}\biggr)=\log3-\frac{\pi}{4}$
problem in the above asked equation of S.Ramanujan !
Hello everyone,this is a result of an entry described by ramanujan,i first request you to see the photo i have attached.
click here for the image
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Alternating series that is bounded by 1 but fails an alternating series test
I have the following recursion of sequence $\{A_i\}_{i=1}^\infty$ and $\{B_i\}_{i=0}^\infty$
Index
1 $~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A_1=q\sigma$ $~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B_1=B_0-A_1B_0/\sigma$
2 $~~~~~~~~~~...
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New/useful method for summation of divergent series?
Questions
$$ S(n,x) = x+e^x + e^{e^x} + e^{e^{e^x}} + \dots \text{$n$ times}$$
Also obeys (see background for argument):
$$ \frac{1}{2 \pi i} \oint e^{S(k,x)} \frac{\partial \ln(\frac{\int_0^\...
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Calculus of variation with discontinuous solutions
I'm thinking of the following question:
Consider a function $f: [0,L]\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ and an energy functional $$F=\int_{0}^{L}\Big (\frac{\mathrm{d}f}{\mathrm{d}x}\Big)^2\mathrm{d}x.$$ The ...
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Leibnitz series? $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \frac{n^{2} +3n - \sin(n)}{n^{4}-\arctan(n^{2})}$
Good evening everyone,
I'd like to discuss with you the following exercise :
$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \frac{n^{2} +3n - \sin(n)}{n^{4}-\arctan(n^{2})}$
I can prove that $\lim\limits_{x \...
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How to prove this question by Ramanujan?
click here for photo
$$1+2\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(4k)^3-(4k)}= \frac{3}{2}\ln(2)\,.$$
well i have attatched a photo which has been asked to prove without using calculus,but how to solve this ...
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Bounds for the Harmonic k-th partial sum.
I need to bound the k-th partial sum or the Harmonic series. i.e.
$$ln(k+1)<\sum_{m=1}^{k}\frac{1}{m}<1+ln(k)$$
I'm triying to integrate in $[m,m+1]$ in the relation $\frac{1}{m+1}<\frac{1}...
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which of the following series convergent?
which of the following series converges?
A. $\sum_\limits{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{3^{\ln n}}$
B. $\sum_\limits{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{2^{\ln n}}$
C. $\sum_\limits{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^{1+ \frac{1}{n} }...
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Showing $\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n \ln(n^3)}$ diverges [duplicate]
Two questions:
Show whether $\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n \ln(n^3)}$ converges or diverges.
According to wolfram, the series diverges by the comparison test, so I tried the following:
for $n$ ...
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True or false ? Abel theorem in the complex case
Let $a_k $ be complex numbers such that the radius of convergence of $\sum a_k z^k$ is $1$.
Suppose $|\sum_{k=0}^{N} a_k |\longrightarrow +\infty $ as $N\to +\infty$.
Then, is it true that $$\...
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Series solution of Legendre differential equation
For the Legendre differential equation
$$(1-x^2)y''-2xy'+l(l+1)y=0$$
The solution is
$$y=a_0\left[1-\frac{l(l+1)}{2!}x^2+\frac{l(l+1)(l-2)(l+3)}{4!}x^4\right] + a_1\left[x-\frac{(l-1)(l+2)}{3!}x^3+...
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Is this considered a disproof of $1+2+3+4\ldots=-\frac{1}{12}$? [closed]
The series "$1+2+3+4\ldots=-\frac{1}{12}$" didn't seem to make sense to me as it breaks clear rules of series
(but I am yet to research if the rules it broke aren't breakable(doesn't work if broken) ...
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Abel's theorem infinite case
I would like to prove the second remark in the Wikipedia article of Abel's theorem:
Let $a_k $ be real numbers. If $\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} a_k = +\infty $ then $$\lim_{z\to 1^-} \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} a_k ...
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expanding logarithm in series
In Boas it's stated that
$$ln(p+y\sqrt{p})$$ can be expanded as $$ln(p+y\sqrt{p}) = ln(p)+ln\left(1+\frac{y}{\sqrt{p}}\right) = ln(p)+\frac{y}{\sqrt{p}}-\frac{y^2}{2p}$$
At first I tried to expand ...
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Find the sum of the series: $\sum_{n=5}^{\infty} \frac{6}{n^2 - 3n}$
In terms of finding the sum of the series $\sum_{n=5}^{\infty} \frac{6}{n^2 - 3n}$ , this series looks to me like it is telescoping. So, I tried to factor it in a way to find a telescoping pattern, ...
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Characteristic function for a random variable that can take the value infinity
I want to derive a characteristic function for the duration of a stochastic process that can possibly never end. Specifically, I have $X \in \mathbb{N} \cup \{0, +\infty \}$ and $\sum_{k = 0}^{\infty} ...
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Is the sum of the reciprocals of Ramanujan primes divergent?
I have read many a wonderful proof that the sum of the reciprocals of the primes is divergent and I know that the sum of the reciprocals of twin primes does not diverge, but do we know any results ...
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Give an example which proves/disproves the condition for convergence of the series.
Firstly I have these 2 conditions for arbitrary sequences {$x_n$}:
Given any 1$\lt$q$\lt$p$\lt$ $\infty$, there is a real sequence
{$x_n$} such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}|{x_n}|^{p}$ is convergent ...
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Growing slower than exponential imply some divergence
Is the following true?
Let $(x_n)_{\mathbb{N}}$ be a sequence such that for all $c > 1$, exists $m_c \in \mathbb{N}$ whith $x_n < c^n, \forall n > m_c$. Then exists $\gamma > 0$, for ...
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Question on Series Convergence
Suppose we have the series
$$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n+2}{(n+1)\sqrt{n+3}}$$
and want to test for convergence. I have tried a number of things--ratio test, various comparison tests, ...
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Relationship between divergence of these two series
Take a sequence of non-negative numbers $(t_k)_{k=1}^\infty$ with $\lim\limits_{k\to\infty}t_k=0$ (the sequence is not necessarily monotonously decreasing). I'm interested in the relationship between ...
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Divergent series which is Abel summable but not Euler summable
It is said that:
Abel summation and Euler summation are not comparable.
We were able to find examples of divergent series which are Euler summable but not Abel summable, for instance
$$ 1-2+4-8+...
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Limit of a sequence with real and natural number variables
Currently learning about limits and I'd like to check out if I calculated that all correctly:
number 1: SOLVED
number 2: UNSOLVED $$a_n=\frac{c_2n^2+c_1n+c_0}{b_2n^2+b_1n+b_0} \text{with $c_1,c_2,...
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Prove that the series $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{e^nn!}{n^n}$ diverges
Prove that the series diverges: $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{e^nn!}{n^n}$$
I've tried using the ratio test but after all of my calculations I got that $\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n} = 1$, which I ...
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Summation series question divergent inequality
where n is > 0 and an integer
k(n) = ln(n)
$$h(n) =\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{i}$$
prove h(n) > k(n)
ive tried and considered that h(n) is a divergent series so when n approaches infinity, im not sure ...
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Cesàro summation and operations
We are reading now about Cesàro summation. And there is a remark that:
We want $(a_n)$ and $(b_n)$ Cesàro-summable, then the Cauchy product
$$(c_n)=\sum_{k=0}^na_kb_{n-k}$$
is Cesàro-summable....
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Finding roots of trigonometric function
I have been given the following functions (where $\omega_0$ is some positive constant)
$$\begin{align}
\Gamma(t) &= \frac{1}{t^2} \left(\; \frac{1}{2} \omega_0^2 t^2 - \cos(\omega_0 t) - \...
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Sum of reciprocals of prime numbers, using alternating sings
Does the Sum from N=1 to N=∞ of : (-1^(N+1))((1/P(N)), where P(N) is the nth prime number, converge? If so, to what number does it converge?
Or in different terms, does the sum of the reciprocal of ...
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Calculate the following convergent series: $\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }\:\frac{1}{n\left(n+3\right)}$
I need to tell if a following series convergent and if so, find it's value:
$$
\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }\:\frac{1}{n\left(n+3\right)}
$$
I've noticed that
$$
\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }\:\frac{1}{n\left(n+3\...
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Inequality about the most common divergent series [closed]
We know that:
$1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+....$ is a divergent series.
I have a small problem about this series.
Show that: $1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+....+\frac{1}{2^{2006}} >50$
How to prove ...
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For which values of $\gamma>0$ do we have $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n^2}\sum_{k=1}^n k^\gamma=0$
I am interested in getting to know for which values of $\gamma >0$ we have that
$$
\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n^2}\sum_{k=1}^n k^\gamma <\infty
$$
Or more specifically, for which values $\...
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Notation for a divergent series
When something converge we use the notation $<\infty$. For example
For all $s$ $s.t$ $Re(s)>1$
$$\zeta(s)<\infty$$
Can we say the opposite for a divergent series? i.e.
$$\sum_{n=1}^\...
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Valid Series Convergence Proof?
Just wanted someone to check me to see if this is a valid proof. I've seen other proofs, but I can't use Cauchy condensation, or integral test as we haven't learned it yet. I have ratio test and ...
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Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent
$$\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^n}$$
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^n}= \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \: \left( \frac{1}{x} \right)^n = \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)^n=\frac{a}{1-r} = \frac{x}{x-1} \: when \: |x|...
