Let S n = 1 n 1 + 2 n 1 + 2 1 + 3 n 1 + 2 1 + 3 1 + ⋯ .
Then, for positive even numbers m , there is a beautiful relationship between S m and the Riemann zeta function ζ ( ⋅ ) : S 2 S 4 S 6 S 8 S m = = = = ⋮ = 2 ζ ( 3 ) 3 ζ ( 5 ) − ζ ( 2 ) ζ ( 3 ) 4 ζ ( 7 ) − ζ ( 2 ) ζ ( 5 ) − ζ ( 3 ) ζ ( 4 ) 5 ζ ( 9 ) − ζ ( 2 ) ζ ( 7 ) − ζ ( 3 ) ζ ( 6 ) − ζ ( 4 ) ζ ( 5 ) 2 m + 2 ζ ( m + 1 ) − k = 2 ∑ 2 m ζ ( k ) ζ ( m − k ) . However, there is also a relationship between positive odd numbers m and the Riemann zeta function. Find this relationship and submit your answer as S 3 π 4 .
Bonus: Prove the pattern shown above.
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This paper gives the details of a contour integration method for these Euler sums and many more besides...
There's a typo at the last formula, should be π^4/36 not π^2. Thanks.
Isn't it possible to get even or odd fórmula just messing around with geometric series, indexes and algebra?
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You might like to look here . The original proof of the formula for σ h ( 1 , n ) was done by Euler, and his method was more algebraic.
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We are considering the standard Euler sum σ h ( 1 , n ) = k = 1 ∑ ∞ H k ( k + 1 ) − n for n ≥ 2 , so that S n = k = 1 ∑ ∞ H k k − n = σ h ( 1 , n ) + ζ ( n + 1 ) Now the standard Euler sum is σ h ( 1 , n ) = 2 1 n ζ ( n + 1 ) − 2 1 k = 1 ∑ n − 2 ζ ( n − k ) ζ ( k + 1 ) and so S n = 2 1 ( n + 2 ) ζ ( n + 1 ) − 2 1 k = 1 ∑ n − 2 ζ ( n − k ) ζ ( k + 1 ) In particular, S 3 = 2 5 ζ ( 4 ) − 2 1 ζ ( 2 ) 2 = 3 6 1 π 4 − 7 2 1 π 4 = 7 2 1 π 4 making the answer 7 2 .