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

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  • Subject: [mg93296] Re: [mg93276] Sum[n^(-n), {n, 1, Infinity}]
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:26:05 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Mathematica 6.0.3:  Sum[n^(-n),{n,1,Infinity}] returns unevaluated.  But:

   NSum[n^(-n),{n,1,Infinity}]
1.2912859970626636



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?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jack
> 

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