Let be the set of prime numbers. Then, what is the value of the above expression?
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If χ is the nontrivial Dirichlet character modulo 4 , so that χ ( n ) = sin 2 n π = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ 1 − 1 0 n ≡ 1 ( m o d 4 ) n ≡ 3 ( m o d 4 ) o . w . then we are interested in the product P + = p > 2 ∏ ( 1 + p χ ( p ) ) It is a well-known result that the product P − = p > 2 ∏ ( 1 − p χ ( p ) ) is such that P − − 1 = 4 1 π On the other hand P + P − = p > 2 ∏ ( 1 − p 2 1 ) = 3 4 p ∏ ( 1 − p 2 1 ) = 3 4 ζ ( 2 ) − 1 = π 2 8 and hence P + = π 2 8 × 4 1 π = π 2 = 0 . 6 3 6 6 1 9 7 7