A note on the equality π²/6= ∑_{n≥ 1} 1/n²

2023/12/04 by Alain Lasjaunias, Lasjaunias, Alain, Jean-Paul Tran +1
Mathematics · #Advanced Mathematical Identities #Analytic Number Theory Research #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO) #Mathematics and Applications #math.NT

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2312.02245

openalex publication_date 2023/12/04 · openalex created_date 2023/12/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This short note is a comment on a historical aspect of a famous formula dating from the 18th century.

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