True or False?
The infinite product k = 2 ∏ ∞ ζ ( k ) converges.
Notation: ζ ( ⋅ ) denotes the Riemann Zeta function .
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Update (April 29, 2021):
The problem statement and answer has been updated.
If the problem was k = 2 ∏ ∞ ζ ( k ) . will it converge ? if yes, then what is the final value ?
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Very good question!.I think it converges,but I'm not completely sure... Bonus.- Can someone answer to @Sambhrant Sachan ? And if it converges, what value it gets? Wolfram alpha says that it converges and k = 2 ∏ ∞ ζ ( k ) ≈ 2 . 2 9 4 8 6
My solution to the edited problem shows that it converges...
It is a standard result about the Riemann zeta function that k = 2 ∑ ∞ [ ζ ( k ) − 1 ] = 1 and so we can write ζ ( k ) = 1 + a k where a k > 0 for all k ≥ 2 and k = 2 ∑ ∞ a k = 1 Thus we note that the sequence of finite products k = 2 ∏ K ζ ( k ) = k = 2 ∏ K ( 1 + a k ) k ≥ 2 is increasing and positive, and k = 2 ∏ K ζ ( k ) ≤ k = 2 ∏ K e a k = e x p ( k = 2 ∑ K a k ) ≤ e 1 = e for all K ≥ 2 . Thus the sequence of partial products is increasing and bounded above by e , and hence we deduce that the infinite product converges and k = 2 ∏ ∞ ζ ( k ) ≤ e
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ζ ( 1 ) = + ∞ because ζ ( 1 ) is the harmonic series. Furthemore, 1 < ζ ( k + 1 ) < ζ ( k ) , ∀ k ∈ N ( − { 0 } ) and k → ∞ lim ζ ( k ) = 1 = 0 . Therefore, the above product diverges.