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In 1655, John Wallis whilst at the University of Oxford discovered the famous and beautiful formula for pi, now known as Wallis' Product. Since then, several analogous formulae have been discovered generalising the original. One more modern…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-06-04 Joshua W. E. Farrell

We generalize Wallis's 1655 infinite product for $\pi/2$ to one for $(\pi/K)\csc(\pi/K)$, as well as give new Wallis-type products for $\pi/4, 2, \sqrt{2+\sqrt2}, 2\pi/3\sqrt3,$ and other constants. The proofs use a classical infinite…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-10-18 Jonathan Sondow , Huang Yi

Using mostly elementary results and functions from probability, we prove Wallis's formula for pi: pi/2 = prod_n (2n * 2n) / ((2n-1) * (2n+1)). The proof involves normalization constants and the Gamma function, Standard normal, and the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-11-16 Steven J. Miller

From a global series for the alternating zeta function, we derive an infinite product for pi that resembles the product for $e^\gamma$ ($\gamma$ is Euler's constant) in math.CA/0306008. (An alternate derivation accelerates Wallis's product…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jonathan Sondow

We generalize the derivation of the Wallis formula for $\pi$ from a variational computation of the spectrum of the Hydrogen atom. We obtain infinite product formulas for certain combinations of gamma functions, which include irrational…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-06-16 Tamar Friedmann , Quincy Webb

We use well-known limit theorems in probability theory to derive a Wallis-type product formula for the gamma function. Our result immediately provides a probabilistic proof of Wallis's product formula for $\pi$, as well as the duplication…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-07-30 Wooyoung Chin

We evaluate certain multidimensional integrals in terms of the Lerch transcendent function $\Phi$, generalizing Guillera-Sondow's formulas. As an application, we get new representations of classical constants like Euler's constant $\gamma$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sergey Zlobin

New formulas for 1/Pi^2 are found by transforming Guillera's formulas

Number Theory · Mathematics 2009-11-26 Gert Almkvist

Three mathematical constants bear the name of the venerable Leonhard Euler: Euler's number, $e=2.718281\ldots$; the Euler-Mascheroni constant, $\gamma=0.577216\ldots$; and the Euler-Gompertz constant, $\delta=0.596347\ldots$. In the present…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-02 Michael R. Powers

In this paper, we generalize the $W^{2,p}$ interior estimates of fully nonlinear elliptic equations that were obtained by Caffarelli in [1]. The generalizations are carried out in two directions. One is that we relax the regularity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-01-21 Dongsheng Li , Kai Zhang

One of the earliest examples of analytic representations for $\pi$ is given by an infinite product provided by Wallis in 1655. The modern literature often presents this evaluation based on the integral formula $$ \frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^\infty…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2010-04-15 Tewodros Amdeberhan , Olivier R. Espinosa , Victor H. Moll , Armin Straub

In this paper, we present two new generalizations of the Euler-Mascheroni constant arising from the Dirichlet series associated to the hyperharmonic numbers. We also give some inequalities related to upper and lower estimates, and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-09-06 Mümün Can , Ayhan Dil , Levent Kargın , Mehmet Cenkci , Mutlu Güloğlu

Many results that are difficult can be found more easily by using a generalization in the complex plane of Einstein's addition law of parallel velocities. Such a generalization is a natural way to add quantities that are limited to bounded…

Optics · Physics 2009-10-13 R. Giust , J. -M. Vigoureux , J. Lages

For finite sums of non-negative powers of arithmetic progressions the generating functions (ordinary and exponential ones) for given powers are computed. This leads to a two parameter generalization of Stirling and Eulerian numbers. A…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-17 Wolfdieter Lang

In this work, two new series expansions for generalized Euler's constants (Stieltjes constants) $\gamma_m$ are obtained. The first expansion involves Stirling numbers of the first kind, contains polynomials in $\pi^{-2}$ with rational…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-12-19 Iaroslav V. Blagouchine

An overlooked formula of E. Lucas for the generalized Bernoulli numbers is proved using generating functions. This is then used to provide a new proof and a new form of a sum involving classical Bernoulli numbers studied by K. Dilcher. The…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-02-14 V. H. Moll , C. Vignat

The classical Mertens' formula states that $ \prod_{p\le N}\big(1-\frac1p)^{-1}\sim e^\gamma\log N, $ where the product is over all primes $p$ less than or equal to $N$, and $\gamma$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant. By the Euler product…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Ross G. Pinsky

In this paper new series for the first and second Stieltjes constants (also known as generalized Euler's constant), as well as for some closely related constants are obtained. These series contain rational terms only and involve the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-04-18 Iaroslav V. Blagouchine , Marc-Antoine Coppo

In this note, we extend Euler's transformation formula from the alternating series to more general series. Then we give new expressions for the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(s)$ by the generalized difference operator $\Delta_{c}$, which…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-26 Qianqian Cai , Su Hu , Min-Soo Kim

Rowland found a matrix product formula for generating functions counting binomial coefficients by their $p$-adic valuations. A natural generalization of binomial coefficients was introduced by Knuth and Wilf defined by a sequence $C$. We…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-27 Arav Chand
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