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Re: Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]

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  • Subject: [mg93308] Re: [mg93276] Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]
  • From: Curtis Osterhoudt <cfo at lanl.gov>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:28:16 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: LANL
  • References: <200811020656.BAA02609@smc.vnet.net>
  • Reply-to: cfo at lanl.gov

Looks to me as though 6.0 doesn't evaluate it. However, NSum works, as does Accumulate (v. 6.0 and up) and other approximations. I think NSum works in version 5. 

On Sunday 02 November 2008 00:56:30 Jack Kennedy wrote:
> Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]



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