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The geometric series formula and its applications

General Mathematics 2019-09-24 v1

Abstract

Let nn be an integer and WnW_n be the Lambert WW function. Let log\log denote the natural logarithm so that δ=Wn(log2)/log2\delta=-W_n(-\log2)/\log2. Given that aa and rr are respectively the first term and the constant ratio of an infinite geometric series, it is proved that the limit of convergence of the geometric series is limn±a[rδ1][r1]1\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\pm\infty}{a\big[r^\delta-1\big]\big[r-1\big]^{-1}} where r1r\neq1. By applying the geometric series formula above, it is further proved that the harmonic series ζ(1)\zeta(1) is given by ζ(1)=2[log2+Wn(log2)]\zeta(1)=-2\big[\log2+W_n(-\log2)\big] and as n±n\rightarrow\pm\infty, the value of ζ(1)\zeta(1) grows very slowly toward ~\tilde\infty, confirming the divergence of the harmonic series.

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@article{arxiv.1909.10317,
  title  = {The geometric series formula and its applications},
  author = {Cletus Bijalam Mbalida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.10317},
  year   = {2019}
}
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