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I'm having difficulties to determine if the series

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}n^{-{(1+1/n)}}$$

converges or not.

I have rewritten the series in the form

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^{(1+1/n)}}=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n\sqrt [n]{n}}$$

but I don't know how I should continue form here.

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Hint. Note that $n^{1/n}=e^{\ln n/n}\to 1$.

Robert Z
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Use the limit comparison test with $\;a_n:=\cfrac1{n\sqrt[n]n}\;$ , and $\;b_n:=\cfrac1n\;$ :

$$\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{a_n}{b_n}=1\;\ldots$$

DonAntonio
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Yet another method. Let $a_n = \frac{1}{n \sqrt[n]{n}}$. Note that $a_n$ is positive and decreasing. Therefore, by Cauchy's Condensation Theorem, one has

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n \sqrt[n]{n}} \sim \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}2^n\frac{1}{2^n (2^n)^{\frac{1}{2n}}}=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$

which clearly diverges.

If you are not familiar with this test look here: Cauchy Condensation Test.

glpsx
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$\frac{1}{2}\sum\limits_{n=1}^N \frac{1}{n}\leq \sum\limits_{n=1}^N \frac{1}{n\sqrt[n]{n}}\leq \sum\limits_{n=1}^N \frac{1}{n}$ because of $1\leq n<2^n$

and $\sum\limits_{n=1}^N \frac{1}{n}$ is divergent for $N\to\infty$

user90369
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