Re: Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]
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- Subject: [mg93292] Re: Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]
- From: Helen Read <hpr at together.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:25:22 -0500 (EST)
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Jack Kennedy wrote:
> Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]
> Surely this sum converges (~ 1.29).Mathematica 5.1 says it's infinity.
> What's going on?
Mathematica 6.0.3 spits it out unevaluated. NSum gives 1.29129
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Helen Read
University of Vermont
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