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Irrationality of certain infinite series II

  • Wolfram Koepf and Dieter Schmersau
Published/Copyright: April 11, 2011
Analysis
From the journal Volume 31 Issue 2

Abstract

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

e = ∑k = 0 1/k!

and on the same lines a simple criterion for some fast converging series representing irrational numbers was given. In the present paper, we give some generalizations of our previous results.


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

Published Online: 2011-04-11
Published in Print: 2011-04

© by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Kassel, Germany

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