The above sum can be expressed as :
Where and are positive integers with and being coprime, and are also coprime.
Find : .
Details and Assumptions :
Denotes the Floor Function.
is the Riemann Zeta Function.
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Note that for a certain integer k :
⌊ x ⌋ = k if x ∈ [ k , k + 1 )
Let
k ≤ 4 n < k + 1
Where k is an integer ranging between 1 and ∞ .
So for a certain k :
k 4 ≤ n < ( k + 1 ) 4
So our sum can be written as:
S = k = 1 ∑ ∞ n = k 4 ∑ ( k + 1 ) 4 − 1 k 7 ⌊ n ⌋
Now focus on the sum:
S ′ = n = k 4 ∑ ( k + 1 ) 4 − 1 ⌊ n ⌋
Let
m ≤ n < m + 1
Where m is an integer ranging between k 2 and ( k + 1 ) 2 − 1 . (This to maintain the interval of n in S ′ .)
So for a certain m :
m 2 ≤ n < ( m + 1 ) 2
So S ′ can be written as:
m = k 2 ∑ ( k + 1 ) 2 − 1 n = m 2 ∑ ( m + 1 ) 2 − 1 m
= m = k 2 ∑ ( k + 1 ) 2 − 1 ( m ) ( ( m + 1 ) 2 − 1 − m 2 + 1 )
This Sum can be easily manipulated (maybe tedious) using the formulas :
n = 1 ∑ k n = 2 k ( k + 1 )
n = 1 ∑ k n 2 = 6 k ( k + 1 ) ( 2 k + 1 )
To get at last the value of S ′ :
S ′ = 3 5 k + 7 k 2 + 3 3 4 k 3 + 1 0 k 4 + 4 k 5
Now substitute this in S and Use the fact:
ζ ( n ) = k = 1 ∑ ∞ k n 1
To get:
S = 4 ζ ( 2 ) + 1 0 ζ ( 3 ) + 3 3 4 ζ ( 4 ) + 7 ζ ( 5 ) + 3 5 ζ ( 6 )