Incongruence? hmm...
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- Subject: [mg102710] Incongruence? hmm...
- From: Filippo Miatto <miatto at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:56:35 -0400 (EDT)
Dear all, I'm calculating the sum Sum[Cos[m x]/m^4, {m, 1, \[Infinity]}] in two different ways that do not coincide in result. If i expand the cosine in power series ((m x)^(2n) (-1)^n)/((2n)!m^4) and sum first on m i obtain ((-1)^n x^(2n) Zeta[4-2n])/(2n)! then I have to sum this result on n from 0 to infinity, but Zeta[4-2n] is different from 0 only for n=0,1,2 and the result is \[Pi]^4/90 - (\[Pi]^2 x^2)/12 - x^4/48 Three terms, one independent on x, with x^2, one with x^4. however if I perform the sum straightforwardly (specifying that 0<x<2pi) the result that Mathematica gives me is \[Pi]^4/90 - (\[Pi]^2 x^2)/12 + (\[Pi] x^3)/12 - x^4/48 with the extra term (\[Pi] x^3)/12. Any idea on where it comes from?? Thank you in advance, Filippo
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