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Question Number 26222 by abdo imad last updated on 22/Dec/17

find the value of  Σ_(n=1) ^∝   (1/((n+1)(n+2)n^3 )) in terms of ξ(3)  we give ξ(x)= Σ_(n=1) ^∝   (1/n^x )  and x>1  (zeta function of Rieman)

$${find}\:{the}\:{value}\:{of}\:\:\sum_{{n}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\propto} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right){n}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:{in}\:{terms}\:{of}\:\xi\left(\mathrm{3}\right) \\ $$ $${we}\:{give}\:\xi\left({x}\right)=\:\sum_{{n}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\propto} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}^{{x}} }\:\:{and}\:{x}>\mathrm{1} \\ $$ $$\left({zeta}\:{function}\:{of}\:{Rieman}\right) \\ $$

Commented byabdo imad last updated on 24/Dec/17

we decompose the fraction F(x)=  (1/((x+1)(x+2) x^3 )) in simple  elements  F(x)  = (a/(x+1)) + (b/(x+2)) + (c/x) + (d/x^2 ) + (e/x^3 )  a= lim_(x−>−1) (x+1)F(x)= −1  b= lim_(x−>−2 ) (x+2)F(x) = (1/8)  e=lim_(x−>0) x^3 F(x)= (1/2)    ⇒ F(x)= −(1/(x+1))+  (1/(8(x+2)))+ (c/x) +(d/x^2 )  + (1/(2x^3 ))  lim_(x−>∝) xF(x)=0=−1+ (1/8) +c  ⇒c= (7/8)  F(x)= −(1/(x+1)) + (1/(8(x+2))) + (7/(8x)) + (d/x^2 ) + (1/(2x^3 ))  F(1)= (1/6)  =  −(1/2) + (1/(24))  + (7/8)  +d + (1/2)   = ((11)/(12))  +d  ⇒d= (1/6) −((11)/(12))=−(3/4)  F(x)= −(1/(x+1)) + (1/(8(x+2))) + (7/(8x))  − (3/(4x^2 )) + (1/(2x^3 ))  let put S_n = Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)     (1/((n+1)(n+2) n^3 ))  S_n   = −Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)   (1/(k+1))+ (1/8) Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/(k+2)) +(7/8)Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)   (1/k)  −(3/4) Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/k^2 ) +(1/2) Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)   (1/n^3 )  but Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/(k+1))= Σ_(k=2) ^(k=n+1)   (1/k)  = H_(n+1)   −1  Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/k)  =H_n    Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/(k+2)) = Σ_(k=3) ^(n+2) (1/k)  = H_(n+2)   −(3/2)  S_n = −H_(n+1)  +1 +(1/8) H_(n+2)   −(3/(16))  + (7/8)  H_n  −(3/4) ξ_n (2) + (1/2)ξ_n (3)  = ((13)/(16 )) + (1/8)  H_(n+2)   +(7/8)  H_n  − H_(n+1)   −(3/4) ξ_n (2) + (1/2)ξ_n (3)  but (1/8) H_(n+2)   +(7/8) H_n   −H_(n+1)   =(1/8)(  ln(n+2) +γ +o((1/n)))+(7/8)(ln(n)+γ+o((1/n))−( ln(n+1)+γ+o((1/n)))  =ln(  (n+2)^(1/8)  .n^(7/8)   )−ln(n+1) +o((1/(n))))  = ln(  (((n+2)^(1/8)  .n^(7/8) )/(n+1))  )−−−>0_(n−>∝)   lim_(n−>∝ ) ξ_n (2)=ξ(2)and lim_(n−>∝) ξ_n  (3)=ξ(3)⇒  lim_(n−>∝ ) S_n   = ((13)/(16)) +(1/2) ξ(3) −(3/4) ξ(2)

$${we}\:{decompose}\:{the}\:{fraction}\:{F}\left({x}\right)=\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}+\mathrm{2}\right)\:{x}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:{in}\:{simple} \\ $$ $${elements}\:\:{F}\left({x}\right)\:\:=\:\frac{{a}}{{x}+\mathrm{1}}\:+\:\frac{{b}}{{x}+\mathrm{2}}\:+\:\frac{{c}}{{x}}\:+\:\frac{{d}}{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{{e}}{{x}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${a}=\:{lim}_{{x}−>−\mathrm{1}} \left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right){F}\left({x}\right)=\:−\mathrm{1} \\ $$ $${b}=\:{lim}_{{x}−>−\mathrm{2}\:} \left({x}+\mathrm{2}\right){F}\left({x}\right)\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}} \\ $$ $${e}={lim}_{{x}−>\mathrm{0}} {x}^{\mathrm{3}} {F}\left({x}\right)=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\:\:\:\Rightarrow\:{F}\left({x}\right)=\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}+\mathrm{1}}+\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}\left({x}+\mathrm{2}\right)}+\:\frac{{c}}{{x}}\:+\frac{{d}}{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${lim}_{{x}−>\propto} {xF}\left({x}\right)=\mathrm{0}=−\mathrm{1}+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:+{c}\:\:\Rightarrow{c}=\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}} \\ $$ $${F}\left({x}\right)=\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}+\mathrm{1}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}\left({x}+\mathrm{2}\right)}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}{x}}\:+\:\frac{{d}}{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${F}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}\:\:=\:\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{24}}\:\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\:+{d}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{12}}\:\:+{d}\:\:\Rightarrow{d}=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}\:−\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{12}}=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$ $${F}\left({x}\right)=\:−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}+\mathrm{1}}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}\left({x}+\mathrm{2}\right)}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}{x}}\:\:−\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${let}\:{put}\:{S}_{{n}} =\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right)\:{n}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${S}_{{n}} \:\:=\:−\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}+\mathrm{1}}+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}+\mathrm{2}}\:+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}}\:\:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$ $${but}\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}+\mathrm{1}}=\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{2}} ^{{k}={n}+\mathrm{1}} \:\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}}\:\:=\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \:\:−\mathrm{1} \\ $$ $$\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}}\:\:={H}_{{n}} \\ $$ $$\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}+\mathrm{2}}\:=\:\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{3}} ^{{n}+\mathrm{2}} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}}\:\:=\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{2}} \:\:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $${S}_{{n}} =\:−{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \:+\mathrm{1}\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{2}} \:\:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{16}}\:\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\:{H}_{{n}} \:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\xi_{{n}} \left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\xi_{{n}} \left(\mathrm{3}\right) \\ $$ $$=\:\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{16}\:}\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{2}} \:\:+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\:{H}_{{n}} \:−\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \:\:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\xi_{{n}} \left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\xi_{{n}} \left(\mathrm{3}\right) \\ $$ $${but}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\:{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{2}} \:\:+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\:{H}_{{n}} \:\:−{H}_{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \:\:=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\left(\:\:{ln}\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right)\:+\gamma\:+{o}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}\right)\right)+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}\left({ln}\left({n}\right)+\gamma+{o}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}\right)−\left(\:{ln}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)+\gamma+{o}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}}\right)\right)\right. \\ $$ $$={ln}\left(\:\:\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right)^{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}} \:.{n}^{\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}} \:\:\right)−{ln}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\:+{o}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left.{n}\right)}\right) \\ $$ $$=\:{ln}\left(\:\:\frac{\left({n}+\mathrm{2}\right)^{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}} \:.{n}^{\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}} }{{n}+\mathrm{1}}\:\:\right)−−−>\mathrm{0}_{{n}−>\propto} \\ $$ $${lim}_{{n}−>\propto\:} \xi_{{n}} \left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\xi\left(\mathrm{2}\right){and}\:{lim}_{{n}−>\propto} \xi_{{n}} \:\left(\mathrm{3}\right)=\xi\left(\mathrm{3}\right)\Rightarrow \\ $$ $${lim}_{{n}−>\propto\:} {S}_{{n}} \:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{16}}\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\xi\left(\mathrm{3}\right)\:−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\xi\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$

Commented byabdo imad last updated on 25/Dec/17

ξ_n (x)=Σ_(k=1) ^(k=n)  (1/k^x )  with  x>1

$$\xi_{{n}} \left({x}\right)=\sum_{{k}=\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}={n}} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{k}^{{x}} }\:\:{with}\:\:{x}>\mathrm{1} \\ $$

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