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Irrationality of certain infinite series

  • Wolfram Koepf und Dieter Schmersau
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 19. April 2010
Analysis
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Abstract

In this paper a new direct proof for the irrationality of Euler´s number

 

e=∑k=0 1/k!

 

is presented. Furthermore, formulas for the base b digits are given which, however, are not computably effective. Finally we generalize our method and give a simple criterium for some fast converging series representing irrational numbers.


* Correspondence address: University of Kassel, Department of Mathematics, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132 Kassel, Deutschland,

Published Online: 2010-04-19
Published in Print: 2010-02

© by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, München, Germany

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