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Supremum of $ a_n = a_{n-1}^3 - a_{n-2} $
Let $a_1=0$ and let $ - \ln(2) < a_2 < \ln(2) $
Define
$$ a_n = a_{n-1}^3 - a_{n-2} $$
Then
$$ \sup_{n>2} a_n = a_2 $$
And
$$ \inf_{n>2} a_n = - a_2 $$
How to prove that ?
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Conditional convergence of $\sum_{n\geq 1} \frac{\sin(p(n))}{n}$?
The series $\sum_{n\geq 1} \frac{\sin n}{n}$ is easily seen to be conditionally convergent, e.g. by Abel summation. But how about $\sum_{n\geq 1} \frac{\sin(n^2)}{n}$? (for which Abel summation fails)...
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What about of periodic points of $\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{\mu(n)}{n}x^n$, $0<x<1$, where $\mu(n)$ is the Möbius function?
Let $\mu(n)$ the Möbius function, we define $F:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ as $$F(x)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{\mu(n)}{n}x^n.\tag{1}$$
For a function of this kind (I presume that this continuous function has image $[...
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A sum with integer parts
Let $ \mathcal{A} $ be a set of reals such that $ \sum_{a \in \mathcal{A} } \frac{1}{a} = \infty $ and $ \sum_{a \in \mathcal{A} } \frac{1}{a^2} < \infty $. For instance, $ \mathcal{A} = \mathbb{N}^...