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#101 2016-11-26 10:35:01
- bobbym
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- From: Bumpkinland
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Re: A zeta-like sum
Yes, the value of the error is less than the absolute value of the first neglected term.
I did a much easier one you can look at as an example over here:
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#102 2016-12-16 23:29:06
Re: A zeta-like sum
My supervisor says that it might be best to estimate the sum by an integral instead. In other words, instead of
we consider
There will be singularities, but he says that they won't lead to divergence in this case. The integral
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#103 2016-12-17 04:28:08
- bobbym
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Re: A zeta-like sum
That integral looks tough too. Have you applied M to it?
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