Questions tagged [euler-mascheroni-constant]

For questions related to Euler's constant $\gamma$, which is defined to be the limiting difference between the natural logarithm and the harmonic series.

Euler's constant, also called the Euler-Mascheroni constant and typically denoted $\gamma$, is defined to be the limiting difference between the natural logarithm and the harmonic numbers:

$$\gamma=\lim_{n \to \infty}H_n-\log n$$ where

$$H_n=1+\frac{1}{2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{n}$$

Euler's constant arises in analysis and number theory, in part due to its connections with the gamma and zeta functions.

Note this is not the same as Euler's number $e$, defined by $e:=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n!}$. Questions about this number should use the tag .

Source: the Wikipedia article on the Euler-Mascheroni constant.

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An easy calculated limit looks like the one of Euler–Mascheroni constant.

I have here the known series of natural logarthem. $$\ln \left( \frac {1}{1-x} \right)=x+\frac {x^2}{2}+\frac {x^3}{3}+\frac {x^4}{4}+\frac {x^5}{5}+\cdots \tag 1$$ and $$\ln(1+x)=x-\frac {x^2}{2}+\frac {x^3}{3}-\frac {x^4}{4}+\frac {x^5}{5}-\cdots…
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How can an imaginary equation give a real answer?

I came across this equation, $$ e^{ix} = \cos(x) + i\sin(x) $$ This is the simplified version, the real one is more complex but this part is the one I have a question about. The right side clearly has a $i$ term in it, and is thus imaginary, but the…
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Why does the definition of the Euler's number not violate the rule against division by zero?

e= appears to be defined as the sum of the series 1/n! as n goes from zero to infinity. But this implies that the first term is 1/0! which appears to violate the rule against division by zero
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Justify the steps of the integral representations of the Euler-Mascheroni constant $\gamma$

These are the steps in order to get the Euler-Mascheroni constant $\gamma$ there were steps before where I'm starting but I didn't have questions about the justifications of those so I didn't include…
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Is $e^{ix}$ just the name of a point on the unit circle?

Am I right to say that $e^{ix}$, where $x$ is the angle in a unit circle, is just the name of a point on the unit circle corresponding with some angle?
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Integral representation of Euler's Gamma constant

Is there any repesentation of $\gamma$ (Euler-Mascheroni constant) of the form: $$\int_2^\infty f(t) dt = \gamma ?$$ I have not yet found any (there are plenty of integral representations of this constant in Wolfram's Functions site but none…
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