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The convergent Sum[(-1)^k (k^(1/k) - Tanh[k])]

Looking only at convergent series of the form Sum[(-1)^k (k^(1/k) - f(k)), {k, 1, Infinity}], I found the following.

Let m be the MRB constant,

m=NSum[(-1)^k (k^(1/k) - 1), {k, 1, Infinity}, WorkingPrecision -> 30, Method -> "AlternatingSigns"];

. Then

 NSum[(-1)^k (k^(1/k) - Tanh[k]), {k, 1, Infinity}, WorkingPrecision -> 30, Method -> "AlternatingSigns"] - (10 (4 - 27 m))/(407 m + 490)

=2.397493242614054*10^-14 .

For an approximation, I think that is pretty notable!

If you think so too, pass it on, please.

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Daniel Lichtblau, I'm working through your analysis. Thanks for the proof of the approximation.

About the approximation being a crude one, when I suggested that it is worthy of note, I was referring to the fact that the sum with tanh was approximated to 14 digits in such simple terms of a sum of the same form, the MRB constant. However, maybe "notable" is a little too strong. I just wanted someone to think it was worth doing the analysis for, as you did.The reason I looked for it in the first place is, I'm just hungry for more scholarly work to be published on the MRB!

Thank you for all your input.

POSTED BY: Daniel Lichtblau
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