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Switching the order of a summation and replacing a series by its analytical continuation

Background A useful trick when trying to analyze a series $\sum_{n=0}^\infty f(n)$ is to expand $f(n)$ as some kind of series, swap the order of summation, and then evaluate the inner infinite sum. ...
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Gottfried Helms' tetra-eta series

Here Gottfried Helms introduces the following fascinating divergent series $$ T_2(x)=- \sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n n^{n^x}$$ The terms don't go to zero, so technically the series does not converge ...
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Computing residues at $\infty$

As an initial note, let me show by example what I mean by the terminology 'residue at $\infty$' I use in the title. I assume there is some standard terminology for this stuff, so I'd appreciate it if ...
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Correct way to extend a sequence defined on the naturals into the complex plane

Preamble Sequences $a_n$ defined on the natural numbers are clearly not uniquely interpolated by only one function. In particular, given an interpolation $f(n) = a_n$, then $f(n) + \sin(2\pi n)$ is ...
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