Infinite Series Error - Bug? (again)
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- Subject: [mg124572] Infinite Series Error - Bug? (again)
- From: clashton <clashton at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:04:14 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks to everyone who responded (not sure why I cannot see the
responses at the newsgroup).
Here is something peculiar:
Sum[q^(-6 + 4*n)/(1 - q^(-5 + 4*n)), {n, 0, Infinity}] /. {q -> 0.1}
gives an error, but
(Sum[q^(-6 + 4*n)/(1 - q^(-5 + 4*n)), {n, 0, 1}] /. {q ->
0.1}) + (Sum[
q^(-6 + 4*n)/(1 - q^(-5 + 4*n)), {n, 2, Infinity}] /. {q -> 0.1})
gives the correct answer
-21.1012