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We prove a functional limit theorem in a space of analytic functions for the random Dirichlet series $D(\alpha;z)=\sum_{n\geq 2}(\log n)^{\alpha}(\eta_n+{\rm i} \theta_n)/n^z$, properly scaled and normalized, where…

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Given a function $f(n)$ periodic of period $q\geq 1$ and an irrational number $0<\alpha\leq 1$, Chatterjee and Gun proved that the series $F(s,f,\alpha)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{f(n)}{(n+\alpha)^s}$ has infinitely many zeros for $\sigma>1$…

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We give a simple geometric proof that $e$ is irrational, using a construction of a nested sequence of closed intervals with intersection $e$. The proof leads to a new measure of irrationality for $e$: if $p$ and $q$ are integers with $q >…

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We present a method to study the behavior of a power series of type $$f(x):=\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n c_n\frac{x^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}$$ when $x\to\infty$. We apply our method to study the function…

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