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Catalan's constant fast convergent series
NOTE. UPDATE 2 introduces proven series for Catalan's constant that is possibly the fastest currently known.
Working with some conjectured continued fractions that were published here, I have found ...
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Apéry's constant $\zeta(3)$ fastest convergent series
UPDATE Feb.02.2024
The series below, Eq.(3) for computing and Eq.(2) for verifying, were applied by Andrew Sun on Dec.22.2023 to get over $2\cdot10^{12}$ decimal digits and break the number of ...
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On the independence of lower and upper asymptotic and Banach densities
Given a set $X \subseteq \mathbf N^+$, denote by $\mathsf{d}_\ast(X)$ and $\mathsf{d}^\ast(X)$, respectively, the lower and upper asymptotic (or natural) density of $X$, viz. $$\mathsf{d}_\ast(X) := \...
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Reference request: proof of Ramanujan's Cos/Cosh Identity
The Ramanujan Cos/Cosh Identity, as stated here, is
$$\left[1+2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{\cos n\theta}{\cosh n\pi}\right]^{-2}+
\left[1+2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{\cosh n\theta}{\cosh n\pi}\right]^{-2}=...
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Prove that the Dirichlet eta function is monotonic
Let us consider $\eta(p):= \sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{n^p}$ for $p>0$. Has anyone come along with an elementary proof that $\eta(x)$ is monotonically increasing on this set? By ...
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Algebraic independence of exponentials
First of all, a happy new year. Be it better than 2015,
healthy, wealthy, fruitful and cross-fertilizing
for you, familly and friends.
In order to cope with families of solutions of evolution ...
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How large (small) can be the measure of a set where a polynomial takes small values ?
A $n$-th degree polynomial has precisely $n$ roots. So it is natural to ask the question
how large ( and small) can be the measure of a set where a polynomial takes small values ?
This, and other ...
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Ref. request: Additive probability measure on $\mathcal P({\bf N})$ supplies subset of $\mathbf R$ without Baire property
ZFC proves, among the other things, the existence of a (finitely) additive probability measure $\theta: \mathcal P(\mathbf N) \to \mathbf R$ on the power set of $\mathbf N$ such that $\theta(X) = 0$ ...
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Unicity of additive, $(-1)$-homogeneous, and shift invariant probability measures on $\mathbf N^+$
Let $\mathcal D$ be the set of all (finitely) additive probability measures $\mu^\ast: \mathcal P(\mathbf N^+) \to [0,\infty[$ such that $\mu^\ast(k \cdot X + h) = \frac{1}{k} \mu^\ast(X)$ for all $X \...
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Some questions about the Lévy monoid of certain densities
Let $\bf H$ be a set, $f: \mathcal P({\bf H}) \rightharpoonup \bf R$ a partial function, and $\mathcal{D}$ the domain of $f$.
Next, denote by $\mathcal M(f)$ the set of all (total) functions $\theta: ...
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Limit connected with a periodic function
I am posting the following question from Math.Stackexchange:
Let $f$ be a $1$-periodic function, i.e., $f(x+1)=f(x)$, defined on the interval $(0, 1)$ by the formula
$$
f(x)=2x-1.
$$
For a real ...
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Who needs a symmetric upper asymptotic density on the integers?
The upper asymptotic density on $\mathbf Z$, viz. the function
$$
{\sf d}^\ast: \mathcal P(\mathbf Z) \to [0,1]: X \mapsto \limsup_{n \to \infty} \frac{|X \cap [1,n]|}{n},
$$
has a ''symmetric ...
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Asymptotics for the number of digits of the ratio of binomial coefficients
Let $a$ and $b$ be distinct positive real numbers. Let $(a_n)$ and $(b_n)$ be sequences of natural numbers such that $a_n\sim an$ and $b_n\sim bn$. All the limit relations here are for $n\to\infty$. ...
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Reference for a lemma on the asymptotic upper density of special sets with large gaps and intervals
Update. Based on Anthony Quas' comment below, the proof can be made sensibly shorter and the lemma can be slightly generalized by weakening the old assumption (iii).
In a joint paper that I am ...
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Does there exist $k\ge2$ s.t. $X \subseteq \mathbf N^+$ has positive upper Banach density if the counting function of $X$ is $\gg n/\log^{[k]}(n)$?
Does there exist an integer $k \ge 1$ such that ${\sf bd}^\ast(X) > 0$ whenever $X \subseteq \mathbf N^+$ and $\pi_X(n) \gg \frac{n}{\log^{[k]}(n)}$ as $n \to \infty$? Here, ${\sf bd}^\ast$ is the ...
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Is the existence of $\lim_{n\to\infty}\cos(n!\pi x)$ for given arbitrary irrational $x$ an open problem?
Motivated by a recent MSE question about the sequence of function $\cos(n!\pi x)$, I have read related several related questions:
On the behaviour of $\sin(n!\pi x)$ when $x$ is irrational.
Is there ...
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