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Rational approximants for the Euler-Gompertz constant

Number Theory 2011-11-11 v2 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

We obtain two sequences of rational numbers which converge to the Euler-Gompertz constant. Denote by <f(x)> the integral of f(x)e^{-x} from 0 to infinity. Recall that the Euler-Gompertz constant \delta is <ln(x+1)>. Main idea. Let P_n(x) be a polynomial with integer coefficients. It is easy to prove that <P_n(x)ln(x+1)>=a_n+<ln(x+1)>b_n$ for some integers a_n, b_n. Hence if <P_n(x)ln(x+1)>/b_n converges to zero, a_n/b_n converges to - \delta . Main Theorem. Let u be positive real. There exists polynomials P_n(x)(they are explicitly given in the paper) such that <P_n(x)ln(xu+1)> tends to u as n tends to infinity. Proof of Main Theorem is elementary.

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@article{arxiv.1104.4721,
  title  = {Rational approximants for the Euler-Gompertz constant},
  author = {Vasily Bolbachan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.4721},
  year   = {2011}
}

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