Find sum of series $ sum_{n=1}^{infty} (ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1) $
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how can I find sum of series $ sum_{n=1}^{infty} (ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1) $?
It is so weird for me because I put this to Mathematica and it tells me that sum does not converge...
Let consider sum no to infinity, but to n
$$ sum_{k=1}^{n} (kcdot ln frac{2k+1}{2k-1} - 1) =$$
$$ ln frac{3}{1}cdot left(frac{5}{3}right)^2 cdot...cdot left(frac{2n+1}{2n-1}right)^n - n = ln frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1} - n $$
but $$ n = ln e^n $$
so
it will be $$lnfrac{1}{e^n} cdot frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1}$$
So the limit of it is $-infty$
Have I done this well or I missed sth?
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how can I find sum of series $ sum_{n=1}^{infty} (ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1) $?
It is so weird for me because I put this to Mathematica and it tells me that sum does not converge...
Let consider sum no to infinity, but to n
$$ sum_{k=1}^{n} (kcdot ln frac{2k+1}{2k-1} - 1) =$$
$$ ln frac{3}{1}cdot left(frac{5}{3}right)^2 cdot...cdot left(frac{2n+1}{2n-1}right)^n - n = ln frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1} - n $$
but $$ n = ln e^n $$
so
it will be $$lnfrac{1}{e^n} cdot frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1}$$
So the limit of it is $-infty$
Have I done this well or I missed sth?
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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– Robert Israel
Nov 29 '18 at 19:09
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:14
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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– Connor Harris
Nov 29 '18 at 19:16
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where should it be?
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– mvxxx
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how can I find sum of series $ sum_{n=1}^{infty} (ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1) $?
It is so weird for me because I put this to Mathematica and it tells me that sum does not converge...
Let consider sum no to infinity, but to n
$$ sum_{k=1}^{n} (kcdot ln frac{2k+1}{2k-1} - 1) =$$
$$ ln frac{3}{1}cdot left(frac{5}{3}right)^2 cdot...cdot left(frac{2n+1}{2n-1}right)^n - n = ln frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1} - n $$
but $$ n = ln e^n $$
so
it will be $$lnfrac{1}{e^n} cdot frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1}$$
So the limit of it is $-infty$
Have I done this well or I missed sth?
real-analysis sequences-and-series
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how can I find sum of series $ sum_{n=1}^{infty} (ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1) $?
It is so weird for me because I put this to Mathematica and it tells me that sum does not converge...
Let consider sum no to infinity, but to n
$$ sum_{k=1}^{n} (kcdot ln frac{2k+1}{2k-1} - 1) =$$
$$ ln frac{3}{1}cdot left(frac{5}{3}right)^2 cdot...cdot left(frac{2n+1}{2n-1}right)^n - n = ln frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1} - n $$
but $$ n = ln e^n $$
so
it will be $$lnfrac{1}{e^n} cdot frac{1}{1}cdot frac{1}{3}cdot frac{1}{5}cdot ... frac{1}{2n-1}$$
So the limit of it is $-infty$
Have I done this well or I missed sth?
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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– Robert Israel
Nov 29 '18 at 19:09
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:14
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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– Connor Harris
Nov 29 '18 at 19:16
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where should it be?
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– mvxxx
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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– Robert Israel
Nov 29 '18 at 19:09
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:14
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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– Connor Harris
Nov 29 '18 at 19:16
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where should it be?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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– Robert Israel
Nov 29 '18 at 19:09
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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– Robert Israel
Nov 29 '18 at 19:09
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:14
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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– mathworker21
Nov 29 '18 at 19:14
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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– Connor Harris
Nov 29 '18 at 19:16
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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– Connor Harris
Nov 29 '18 at 19:16
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where should it be?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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where should it be?
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We have that
$$sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1right)=sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln (2n+1)-nln (2n-1) - 1right)=$$
$$=(1cdot ln 3-1cdot ln1-1)+(2cdot ln 5-2cdot ln3-1)+(3cdot ln 7-3cdot ln5-1)+ldots=$$
$$=-ln(3cdot 5cdot 7cdot ldotscdot (2N-1))+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$$$=-lnleft(frac{(2N)!}{2^NN!}right)+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$
$$=lnleft(frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N)!e^N}right)+Ncdotlnleft(1+frac1{2N}right)$$
and by Stirling's approximation $N!sim sqrt{2pi N}left(frac{N}{e}right)^N$
$$frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N!)e^N}simfrac{(2^N)^2N^N}{e^N}frac{sqrt{2pi N}}{sqrt{4pi N}}frac{N^Ne^{2N}}{e^N4^NN^{2N}}=frac{1}{sqrt 2}$$
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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– gimusi
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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If I'm not mistaken, the actual sum is
$$ frac{1 - ln(2)}{2}$$
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:56
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Let $f(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}left(nlnfrac{n+x}{n-x}-2xright)$ for $xin(-1,1)$. Then
$$f'(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}frac{2x^2}{n^2-x^2}=1-pi xcotpi x$$
(termwise differentiation is admissible because of uniform convergence of the latter series in $[-a,a]$ for any $0<a<1$; the second equality is known). Thus,
$$f(x)=x-frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}tcot t,dt=x(1-lnsinpi x)+frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}lnsin t,dt.$$
Your sum is $f(1/2)=(1-ln2)/2$.
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With $ds{N in mathbb{N}_{geq 1}}$:
begin{align}
&bbox[#ffd,10px]{sum_{n = 1}^{N}bracks{nlnpars{2n + 1 over 2n - 1} - 1}}
\[5mm] = &
sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} - sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n - 1} - N
\[5mm] = &
-N + sum_{n = 0}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}pars{n + 1}lnpars{2n + 1}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{2N + 1} -Nlnpars{2} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}lnpars{n + {1 over 2}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{prod_{n = 0}^{N - 1}bracks{n + {1 over 2}}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{bracks{N - 1/2}! over Gammapars{1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim}&
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{root{2pi}bracks{N - 1/2}^{N}expo{-N + 1/2} over root{pi}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{2^{1/2}N^{N}bracks{1 - {1/2 over N}}^{N}
expo{-N + 1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim} &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
bracks{{1 over 2},lnpars{2} + Nlnpars{N} - N}
\[5mm] = &
underbrace{Nlnpars{1 + {1 over 2N}}}
_{ds{stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} {1 over 2}}}
- {1 over 2},lnpars{2}label{1}tag{1}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} &
bbx{1 - lnpars{2} over 2} approx 0.1534
end{align}
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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We have that
$$sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1right)=sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln (2n+1)-nln (2n-1) - 1right)=$$
$$=(1cdot ln 3-1cdot ln1-1)+(2cdot ln 5-2cdot ln3-1)+(3cdot ln 7-3cdot ln5-1)+ldots=$$
$$=-ln(3cdot 5cdot 7cdot ldotscdot (2N-1))+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$$$=-lnleft(frac{(2N)!}{2^NN!}right)+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$
$$=lnleft(frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N)!e^N}right)+Ncdotlnleft(1+frac1{2N}right)$$
and by Stirling's approximation $N!sim sqrt{2pi N}left(frac{N}{e}right)^N$
$$frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N!)e^N}simfrac{(2^N)^2N^N}{e^N}frac{sqrt{2pi N}}{sqrt{4pi N}}frac{N^Ne^{2N}}{e^N4^NN^{2N}}=frac{1}{sqrt 2}$$
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:46
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:55
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We have that
$$sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1right)=sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln (2n+1)-nln (2n-1) - 1right)=$$
$$=(1cdot ln 3-1cdot ln1-1)+(2cdot ln 5-2cdot ln3-1)+(3cdot ln 7-3cdot ln5-1)+ldots=$$
$$=-ln(3cdot 5cdot 7cdot ldotscdot (2N-1))+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$$$=-lnleft(frac{(2N)!}{2^NN!}right)+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$
$$=lnleft(frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N)!e^N}right)+Ncdotlnleft(1+frac1{2N}right)$$
and by Stirling's approximation $N!sim sqrt{2pi N}left(frac{N}{e}right)^N$
$$frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N!)e^N}simfrac{(2^N)^2N^N}{e^N}frac{sqrt{2pi N}}{sqrt{4pi N}}frac{N^Ne^{2N}}{e^N4^NN^{2N}}=frac{1}{sqrt 2}$$
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:46
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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We have that
$$sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1right)=sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln (2n+1)-nln (2n-1) - 1right)=$$
$$=(1cdot ln 3-1cdot ln1-1)+(2cdot ln 5-2cdot ln3-1)+(3cdot ln 7-3cdot ln5-1)+ldots=$$
$$=-ln(3cdot 5cdot 7cdot ldotscdot (2N-1))+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$$$=-lnleft(frac{(2N)!}{2^NN!}right)+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$
$$=lnleft(frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N)!e^N}right)+Ncdotlnleft(1+frac1{2N}right)$$
and by Stirling's approximation $N!sim sqrt{2pi N}left(frac{N}{e}right)^N$
$$frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N!)e^N}simfrac{(2^N)^2N^N}{e^N}frac{sqrt{2pi N}}{sqrt{4pi N}}frac{N^Ne^{2N}}{e^N4^NN^{2N}}=frac{1}{sqrt 2}$$
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We have that
$$sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1} - 1right)=sum_{n=1}^{N} left(ncdot ln (2n+1)-nln (2n-1) - 1right)=$$
$$=(1cdot ln 3-1cdot ln1-1)+(2cdot ln 5-2cdot ln3-1)+(3cdot ln 7-3cdot ln5-1)+ldots=$$
$$=-ln(3cdot 5cdot 7cdot ldotscdot (2N-1))+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$$$=-lnleft(frac{(2N)!}{2^NN!}right)+Ncdotln(2N+1)-N=$$
$$=lnleft(frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N)!e^N}right)+Ncdotlnleft(1+frac1{2N}right)$$
and by Stirling's approximation $N!sim sqrt{2pi N}left(frac{N}{e}right)^N$
$$frac{(2^N)^2N!N^N}{(2N!)e^N}simfrac{(2^N)^2N^N}{e^N}frac{sqrt{2pi N}}{sqrt{4pi N}}frac{N^Ne^{2N}}{e^N4^NN^{2N}}=frac{1}{sqrt 2}$$
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:46
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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– Yadati Kiran
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:46
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:55
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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I edited my post, can you look at this?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 19:25
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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Nov 29 '18 at 19:28
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As noticed the limit exists since the term is asymthotic to $1/(12n^2)$. Starting by the first step indicated you see that the sum telescopes.
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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– Yadati Kiran
Nov 29 '18 at 19:36
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@gimusi: Just was curious how did you precisely say the term is asymptotic to $1/(12n^2)$?
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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@YadatiKiran It is not difficult to see by $ln frac{2n+1}{2n-1}=ln (1+1/2n)-ln (1-1/2n)$ and then using Taylor's series for log.
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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@gimusi: Got it! Thanks.
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If I'm not mistaken, the actual sum is
$$ frac{1 - ln(2)}{2}$$
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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– gimusi
Nov 29 '18 at 19:56
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If I'm not mistaken, the actual sum is
$$ frac{1 - ln(2)}{2}$$
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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Nov 29 '18 at 19:56
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If I'm not mistaken, the actual sum is
$$ frac{1 - ln(2)}{2}$$
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If I'm not mistaken, the actual sum is
$$ frac{1 - ln(2)}{2}$$
answered Nov 29 '18 at 19:42
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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– gimusi
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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Nov 29 '18 at 19:56
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Yes that's agree with my result also.
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Let $f(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}left(nlnfrac{n+x}{n-x}-2xright)$ for $xin(-1,1)$. Then
$$f'(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}frac{2x^2}{n^2-x^2}=1-pi xcotpi x$$
(termwise differentiation is admissible because of uniform convergence of the latter series in $[-a,a]$ for any $0<a<1$; the second equality is known). Thus,
$$f(x)=x-frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}tcot t,dt=x(1-lnsinpi x)+frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}lnsin t,dt.$$
Your sum is $f(1/2)=(1-ln2)/2$.
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Let $f(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}left(nlnfrac{n+x}{n-x}-2xright)$ for $xin(-1,1)$. Then
$$f'(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}frac{2x^2}{n^2-x^2}=1-pi xcotpi x$$
(termwise differentiation is admissible because of uniform convergence of the latter series in $[-a,a]$ for any $0<a<1$; the second equality is known). Thus,
$$f(x)=x-frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}tcot t,dt=x(1-lnsinpi x)+frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}lnsin t,dt.$$
Your sum is $f(1/2)=(1-ln2)/2$.
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Let $f(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}left(nlnfrac{n+x}{n-x}-2xright)$ for $xin(-1,1)$. Then
$$f'(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}frac{2x^2}{n^2-x^2}=1-pi xcotpi x$$
(termwise differentiation is admissible because of uniform convergence of the latter series in $[-a,a]$ for any $0<a<1$; the second equality is known). Thus,
$$f(x)=x-frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}tcot t,dt=x(1-lnsinpi x)+frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}lnsin t,dt.$$
Your sum is $f(1/2)=(1-ln2)/2$.
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Let $f(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}left(nlnfrac{n+x}{n-x}-2xright)$ for $xin(-1,1)$. Then
$$f'(x)=displaystylesum_{n=1}^{infty}frac{2x^2}{n^2-x^2}=1-pi xcotpi x$$
(termwise differentiation is admissible because of uniform convergence of the latter series in $[-a,a]$ for any $0<a<1$; the second equality is known). Thus,
$$f(x)=x-frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}tcot t,dt=x(1-lnsinpi x)+frac{1}{pi}int_{0}^{pi x}lnsin t,dt.$$
Your sum is $f(1/2)=(1-ln2)/2$.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 19:53
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With $ds{N in mathbb{N}_{geq 1}}$:
begin{align}
&bbox[#ffd,10px]{sum_{n = 1}^{N}bracks{nlnpars{2n + 1 over 2n - 1} - 1}}
\[5mm] = &
sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} - sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n - 1} - N
\[5mm] = &
-N + sum_{n = 0}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}pars{n + 1}lnpars{2n + 1}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{2N + 1} -Nlnpars{2} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}lnpars{n + {1 over 2}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{prod_{n = 0}^{N - 1}bracks{n + {1 over 2}}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{bracks{N - 1/2}! over Gammapars{1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim}&
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{root{2pi}bracks{N - 1/2}^{N}expo{-N + 1/2} over root{pi}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{2^{1/2}N^{N}bracks{1 - {1/2 over N}}^{N}
expo{-N + 1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim} &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
bracks{{1 over 2},lnpars{2} + Nlnpars{N} - N}
\[5mm] = &
underbrace{Nlnpars{1 + {1 over 2N}}}
_{ds{stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} {1 over 2}}}
- {1 over 2},lnpars{2}label{1}tag{1}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} &
bbx{1 - lnpars{2} over 2} approx 0.1534
end{align}
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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Nov 29 '18 at 21:34
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With $ds{N in mathbb{N}_{geq 1}}$:
begin{align}
&bbox[#ffd,10px]{sum_{n = 1}^{N}bracks{nlnpars{2n + 1 over 2n - 1} - 1}}
\[5mm] = &
sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} - sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n - 1} - N
\[5mm] = &
-N + sum_{n = 0}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}pars{n + 1}lnpars{2n + 1}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{2N + 1} -Nlnpars{2} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}lnpars{n + {1 over 2}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{prod_{n = 0}^{N - 1}bracks{n + {1 over 2}}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{bracks{N - 1/2}! over Gammapars{1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim}&
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{root{2pi}bracks{N - 1/2}^{N}expo{-N + 1/2} over root{pi}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{2^{1/2}N^{N}bracks{1 - {1/2 over N}}^{N}
expo{-N + 1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim} &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
bracks{{1 over 2},lnpars{2} + Nlnpars{N} - N}
\[5mm] = &
underbrace{Nlnpars{1 + {1 over 2N}}}
_{ds{stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} {1 over 2}}}
- {1 over 2},lnpars{2}label{1}tag{1}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} &
bbx{1 - lnpars{2} over 2} approx 0.1534
end{align}
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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With $ds{N in mathbb{N}_{geq 1}}$:
begin{align}
&bbox[#ffd,10px]{sum_{n = 1}^{N}bracks{nlnpars{2n + 1 over 2n - 1} - 1}}
\[5mm] = &
sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} - sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n - 1} - N
\[5mm] = &
-N + sum_{n = 0}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}pars{n + 1}lnpars{2n + 1}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{2N + 1} -Nlnpars{2} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}lnpars{n + {1 over 2}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{prod_{n = 0}^{N - 1}bracks{n + {1 over 2}}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{bracks{N - 1/2}! over Gammapars{1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim}&
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{root{2pi}bracks{N - 1/2}^{N}expo{-N + 1/2} over root{pi}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{2^{1/2}N^{N}bracks{1 - {1/2 over N}}^{N}
expo{-N + 1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim} &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
bracks{{1 over 2},lnpars{2} + Nlnpars{N} - N}
\[5mm] = &
underbrace{Nlnpars{1 + {1 over 2N}}}
_{ds{stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} {1 over 2}}}
- {1 over 2},lnpars{2}label{1}tag{1}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} &
bbx{1 - lnpars{2} over 2} approx 0.1534
end{align}
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With $ds{N in mathbb{N}_{geq 1}}$:
begin{align}
&bbox[#ffd,10px]{sum_{n = 1}^{N}bracks{nlnpars{2n + 1 over 2n - 1} - 1}}
\[5mm] = &
sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} - sum_{n = 1}^{N}nlnpars{2n - 1} - N
\[5mm] = &
-N + sum_{n = 0}^{N}nlnpars{2n + 1} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}pars{n + 1}lnpars{2n + 1}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{2N + 1} -Nlnpars{2} -
sum_{n = 0}^{N - 1}lnpars{n + {1 over 2}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{prod_{n = 0}^{N - 1}bracks{n + {1 over 2}}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{bracks{N - 1/2}! over Gammapars{1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim}&
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{root{2pi}bracks{N - 1/2}^{N}expo{-N + 1/2} over root{pi}}
\[5mm] = &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
lnpars{2^{1/2}N^{N}bracks{1 - {1/2 over N}}^{N}
expo{-N + 1/2}}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{sim} &
-N + Nlnpars{N + {1 over 2}} -
bracks{{1 over 2},lnpars{2} + Nlnpars{N} - N}
\[5mm] = &
underbrace{Nlnpars{1 + {1 over 2N}}}
_{ds{stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} {1 over 2}}}
- {1 over 2},lnpars{2}label{1}tag{1}
\[5mm] stackrel{mrm{as} N to infty}{to} &
bbx{1 - lnpars{2} over 2} approx 0.1534
end{align}
edited Nov 29 '18 at 21:30
answered Nov 29 '18 at 21:00
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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– Felix Marin
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
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How have you moved from one before last to last line?
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– mvxxx
Nov 29 '18 at 21:16
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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– Felix Marin
Nov 29 '18 at 21:34
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@mvxxx I add one more line ( line (1) ) where you can see that the first $displaystyle -N$ cancels with the $displaystyle -left(-Nright)$ at the far right and $displaystyle Nlnleft(N + {1 over 2}right) - Nlnleft(Nright) = Nlnleft(1 + {1 over 2N}right) to {large{1 over 2}}$
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it doesn't converge because the summand is around $nln(1+frac{2}{2n-1})-1 approx nfrac{2}{2n-1}-1 = frac{1}{2n-1}$.
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It certainly converges, since the $n$'th term is asymptotic to $1/(12 n^2)$.
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@RobertIsrael where did I go wrong
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@mathworker21 seems correct to me.
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where should it be?
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