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Riemann Zeta function?

How Do I Calculate Riemann Zeta Functions?

How are they calculated? And what is it used for?

ex: how to calculate ζ(2)? or ζ(3)? I know ζ(2) = pi^2 / 6, but why? please help.

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From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

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Re: Riemann Zeta function?

Hi zetafunc;

Euler discovered the method for all zeta(2n) for the odd ones their are no exact analytical answers known. Except for the ones here:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AperysConstant.html

Here you must really use wikipedia first:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_zeta_function

Warning: the zeta function and conjectures about it are very difficult. You might be jumping ahead of yourself.

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