Saturday, 6 July 2013

calculus - How to calculate this expression?



evaluate the expression [1]:
n=1(1n1n+x)




where x is a real number, 0x1, and x is rounded to 3 digits.



For example, when x=0.500, the expression is [2]:



(1111.5)+(1212.5)+(1313.5)+...



For a given x, how can I evaluate it?
The answer must be rounded to more than 12 digits.


Answer




n=1(1n1n+x)=n=1xn(n+x)



It is known that the sum is



n=1xn(n+x)=ψ(x+1)+γ



where ψ is the digamma function



γ is the Euler constant .




Added :



We can easily prove that for x=0.5 we have



ψ(1.5)=2γlog(4)



Hence the sum is equal to



2log(4)


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