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Consider the following series:



$$frac{1}{1} + frac{10}{2} + frac{100}{3} - frac{37}{4} - frac{37}{5} - frac{37}{6} + frac{1}{7} + frac{10}{8} + frac{100}{9} - frac{37}{10} - frac{37}{11} - frac{37}{12} + dots$$



This series seems to converge but I am not able to prove it. It seems impossible to write thing whole thing into summation notation. I tried to group by modulo 6, but then for example sum of $frac{1}{6n+1}$ diverges already so that doesn't seem right. Also tried to change the 37s into powers of 10 to maybe use the comparison test but also failed.
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Consider the following series:



$$frac{1}{1} + frac{10}{2} + frac{100}{3} - frac{37}{4} - frac{37}{5} - frac{37}{6} + frac{1}{7} + frac{10}{8} + frac{100}{9} - frac{37}{10} - frac{37}{11} - frac{37}{12} + dots$$



This series seems to converge but I am not able to prove it. It seems impossible to write thing whole thing into summation notation. I tried to group by modulo 6, but then for example sum of $frac{1}{6n+1}$ diverges already so that doesn't seem right. Also tried to change the 37s into powers of 10 to maybe use the comparison test but also failed.
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Consider the following series:



$$frac{1}{1} + frac{10}{2} + frac{100}{3} - frac{37}{4} - frac{37}{5} - frac{37}{6} + frac{1}{7} + frac{10}{8} + frac{100}{9} - frac{37}{10} - frac{37}{11} - frac{37}{12} + dots$$



This series seems to converge but I am not able to prove it. It seems impossible to write thing whole thing into summation notation. I tried to group by modulo 6, but then for example sum of $frac{1}{6n+1}$ diverges already so that doesn't seem right. Also tried to change the 37s into powers of 10 to maybe use the comparison test but also failed.
Any suggestions?










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Consider the following series:



$$frac{1}{1} + frac{10}{2} + frac{100}{3} - frac{37}{4} - frac{37}{5} - frac{37}{6} + frac{1}{7} + frac{10}{8} + frac{100}{9} - frac{37}{10} - frac{37}{11} - frac{37}{12} + dots$$



This series seems to converge but I am not able to prove it. It seems impossible to write thing whole thing into summation notation. I tried to group by modulo 6, but then for example sum of $frac{1}{6n+1}$ diverges already so that doesn't seem right. Also tried to change the 37s into powers of 10 to maybe use the comparison test but also failed.
Any suggestions?







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First, notice that $$F_n=frac{1}{6n+1}+frac{10}{6n+2}+frac{100}{6n+3}-frac{37}{6n+4}-frac{37}{6n+5}-frac{37}{6n+6} geq frac{111}{6n+3}-frac{111}{6n+4} > 0.$$
Then, notice that $$F_n leq frac{111}{6n+1}-frac{111}{6n+6}=frac{555}{(6n+1)(6n+6)}.$$



Thus the sum of $F_n$ converges. How can you infer the final result from this?






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    Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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I presume the pattern $(1, 10, 100, -37, -37, -37)$ continues forever, so this is
$$ sum_{n=1}^infty frac{a_n}{n}$$
where $$ a_n = cases{1 & if $n equiv 1 mod 6$cr
10 & if $n equiv 2 mod 6$cr
100 & if $n equiv 3 mod 6$cr
-37 & if $n equiv 4,5$ or $0 mod 6$cr}$$

Note that $1+10+100 - 3times 37 = 0$. Then the $6m$
-th partial sum
$$ eqalign{S_m &= sum_{n=1}^{6m} frac{a_n}{n}cr
& = sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+1} +
10 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+2} + 100 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+3}
- 37 sum_{k=4}^6 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+k}cr
&= frac{1}{6} left(Psi(m+1+1/6) - Psi(1/6) + 10 (Psi(m+1+2/6) - Psi(2/6)) + 100 (Psi(m+1+3/6) - Psi(3/6)) - 37 (Psi(m+1+4/6)+Psi(m+1+5/6)+Psi(m+1+6/6)-Psi(4/6)-Psi(5/6)-Psi(6/6))right)cr}$$



and since $Psi(x) = ln(x) + O(1/x)$ as $x to infty$, the sum converges.
In fact, the limit is
$$ frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}$$






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    Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
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Added for your curiosity but too long for a comment.



Starting from Robert Israel's elegant answer, it is possible to have quite accurate approximations of the partiel sums using the fact that, for large values of $p$ we have
$$Psi (p)=log left({p}right)-frac{1}{2 p}-frac{1}{12 p^2}+frac{1}{120
p^4}+Oleft(frac{1}{p^6}right)$$
making
$$S_m=left(frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}right)-frac{13}{2
m}+frac{23}{3 m^2}-frac{311}{36 m^3}+frac{499}{54 m^4}-frac{36377}{3888
m^5}+Oleft(frac{1}{m^6}right)$$
Below are listed some values
$$left(
begin{array}{ccc}
m & text{approximation} & text{exact} \
2 & 19.691108 & 19.787015 \
3 & 20.259944 & 20.269370 \
4 & 20.565282 & 20.567065 \
5 & 20.768485 & 20.768971 \
6 & 20.914700 & 20.914867 \
7 & 21.025135 & 21.025202 \
8 & 21.111527 & 21.111558 \
9 & 21.180965 & 21.180981
end{array}
right)$$






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    First, notice that $$F_n=frac{1}{6n+1}+frac{10}{6n+2}+frac{100}{6n+3}-frac{37}{6n+4}-frac{37}{6n+5}-frac{37}{6n+6} geq frac{111}{6n+3}-frac{111}{6n+4} > 0.$$
    Then, notice that $$F_n leq frac{111}{6n+1}-frac{111}{6n+6}=frac{555}{(6n+1)(6n+6)}.$$



    Thus the sum of $F_n$ converges. How can you infer the final result from this?






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      Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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    First, notice that $$F_n=frac{1}{6n+1}+frac{10}{6n+2}+frac{100}{6n+3}-frac{37}{6n+4}-frac{37}{6n+5}-frac{37}{6n+6} geq frac{111}{6n+3}-frac{111}{6n+4} > 0.$$
    Then, notice that $$F_n leq frac{111}{6n+1}-frac{111}{6n+6}=frac{555}{(6n+1)(6n+6)}.$$



    Thus the sum of $F_n$ converges. How can you infer the final result from this?






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      Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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    First, notice that $$F_n=frac{1}{6n+1}+frac{10}{6n+2}+frac{100}{6n+3}-frac{37}{6n+4}-frac{37}{6n+5}-frac{37}{6n+6} geq frac{111}{6n+3}-frac{111}{6n+4} > 0.$$
    Then, notice that $$F_n leq frac{111}{6n+1}-frac{111}{6n+6}=frac{555}{(6n+1)(6n+6)}.$$



    Thus the sum of $F_n$ converges. How can you infer the final result from this?






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    First, notice that $$F_n=frac{1}{6n+1}+frac{10}{6n+2}+frac{100}{6n+3}-frac{37}{6n+4}-frac{37}{6n+5}-frac{37}{6n+6} geq frac{111}{6n+3}-frac{111}{6n+4} > 0.$$
    Then, notice that $$F_n leq frac{111}{6n+1}-frac{111}{6n+6}=frac{555}{(6n+1)(6n+6)}.$$



    Thus the sum of $F_n$ converges. How can you infer the final result from this?







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      Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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      Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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    Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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    Alternatively, you can write $$F_n = {frac {303264,{n}^{4}+649296,{n}^{3}+471096,{n}^{2}+132516,n+ 11892}{ left( 6,n+1 right) left( 6,n+2 right) left( 6,n+3 right) left( 6,n+4 right) left( 6,n+5 right) left( 6,n+6 right) }} $$ and note that the numerator has degree $4$ and denominator degree $6$, so $F_n = O(1/n^2)$.
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    I presume the pattern $(1, 10, 100, -37, -37, -37)$ continues forever, so this is
    $$ sum_{n=1}^infty frac{a_n}{n}$$
    where $$ a_n = cases{1 & if $n equiv 1 mod 6$cr
    10 & if $n equiv 2 mod 6$cr
    100 & if $n equiv 3 mod 6$cr
    -37 & if $n equiv 4,5$ or $0 mod 6$cr}$$

    Note that $1+10+100 - 3times 37 = 0$. Then the $6m$
    -th partial sum
    $$ eqalign{S_m &= sum_{n=1}^{6m} frac{a_n}{n}cr
    & = sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+1} +
    10 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+2} + 100 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+3}
    - 37 sum_{k=4}^6 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+k}cr
    &= frac{1}{6} left(Psi(m+1+1/6) - Psi(1/6) + 10 (Psi(m+1+2/6) - Psi(2/6)) + 100 (Psi(m+1+3/6) - Psi(3/6)) - 37 (Psi(m+1+4/6)+Psi(m+1+5/6)+Psi(m+1+6/6)-Psi(4/6)-Psi(5/6)-Psi(6/6))right)cr}$$



    and since $Psi(x) = ln(x) + O(1/x)$ as $x to infty$, the sum converges.
    In fact, the limit is
    $$ frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}$$






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      Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
      – Robert Israel
      Dec 13 at 13:28















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    I presume the pattern $(1, 10, 100, -37, -37, -37)$ continues forever, so this is
    $$ sum_{n=1}^infty frac{a_n}{n}$$
    where $$ a_n = cases{1 & if $n equiv 1 mod 6$cr
    10 & if $n equiv 2 mod 6$cr
    100 & if $n equiv 3 mod 6$cr
    -37 & if $n equiv 4,5$ or $0 mod 6$cr}$$

    Note that $1+10+100 - 3times 37 = 0$. Then the $6m$
    -th partial sum
    $$ eqalign{S_m &= sum_{n=1}^{6m} frac{a_n}{n}cr
    & = sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+1} +
    10 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+2} + 100 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+3}
    - 37 sum_{k=4}^6 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+k}cr
    &= frac{1}{6} left(Psi(m+1+1/6) - Psi(1/6) + 10 (Psi(m+1+2/6) - Psi(2/6)) + 100 (Psi(m+1+3/6) - Psi(3/6)) - 37 (Psi(m+1+4/6)+Psi(m+1+5/6)+Psi(m+1+6/6)-Psi(4/6)-Psi(5/6)-Psi(6/6))right)cr}$$



    and since $Psi(x) = ln(x) + O(1/x)$ as $x to infty$, the sum converges.
    In fact, the limit is
    $$ frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}$$






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    • How is $Psi$ defined exactly?
      – Karlo
      Dec 13 at 10:13






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      Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
      – Robert Israel
      Dec 13 at 13:28













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    I presume the pattern $(1, 10, 100, -37, -37, -37)$ continues forever, so this is
    $$ sum_{n=1}^infty frac{a_n}{n}$$
    where $$ a_n = cases{1 & if $n equiv 1 mod 6$cr
    10 & if $n equiv 2 mod 6$cr
    100 & if $n equiv 3 mod 6$cr
    -37 & if $n equiv 4,5$ or $0 mod 6$cr}$$

    Note that $1+10+100 - 3times 37 = 0$. Then the $6m$
    -th partial sum
    $$ eqalign{S_m &= sum_{n=1}^{6m} frac{a_n}{n}cr
    & = sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+1} +
    10 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+2} + 100 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+3}
    - 37 sum_{k=4}^6 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+k}cr
    &= frac{1}{6} left(Psi(m+1+1/6) - Psi(1/6) + 10 (Psi(m+1+2/6) - Psi(2/6)) + 100 (Psi(m+1+3/6) - Psi(3/6)) - 37 (Psi(m+1+4/6)+Psi(m+1+5/6)+Psi(m+1+6/6)-Psi(4/6)-Psi(5/6)-Psi(6/6))right)cr}$$



    and since $Psi(x) = ln(x) + O(1/x)$ as $x to infty$, the sum converges.
    In fact, the limit is
    $$ frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}$$






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    I presume the pattern $(1, 10, 100, -37, -37, -37)$ continues forever, so this is
    $$ sum_{n=1}^infty frac{a_n}{n}$$
    where $$ a_n = cases{1 & if $n equiv 1 mod 6$cr
    10 & if $n equiv 2 mod 6$cr
    100 & if $n equiv 3 mod 6$cr
    -37 & if $n equiv 4,5$ or $0 mod 6$cr}$$

    Note that $1+10+100 - 3times 37 = 0$. Then the $6m$
    -th partial sum
    $$ eqalign{S_m &= sum_{n=1}^{6m} frac{a_n}{n}cr
    & = sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+1} +
    10 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+2} + 100 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+3}
    - 37 sum_{k=4}^6 sum_{j=0}^m frac{1}{6j+k}cr
    &= frac{1}{6} left(Psi(m+1+1/6) - Psi(1/6) + 10 (Psi(m+1+2/6) - Psi(2/6)) + 100 (Psi(m+1+3/6) - Psi(3/6)) - 37 (Psi(m+1+4/6)+Psi(m+1+5/6)+Psi(m+1+6/6)-Psi(4/6)-Psi(5/6)-Psi(6/6))right)cr}$$



    and since $Psi(x) = ln(x) + O(1/x)$ as $x to infty$, the sum converges.
    In fact, the limit is
    $$ frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}$$







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    • How is $Psi$ defined exactly?
      – Karlo
      Dec 13 at 10:13






    • 1




      Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
      – Robert Israel
      Dec 13 at 13:28


















    • How is $Psi$ defined exactly?
      – Karlo
      Dec 13 at 10:13






    • 1




      Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
      – Robert Israel
      Dec 13 at 13:28
















    How is $Psi$ defined exactly?
    – Karlo
    Dec 13 at 10:13




    How is $Psi$ defined exactly?
    – Karlo
    Dec 13 at 10:13




    1




    1




    Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
    – Robert Israel
    Dec 13 at 13:28




    Also known as the Digamma function. $Psi(x) = dfrac{d}{dx} ln(Gamma(x))$.
    – Robert Israel
    Dec 13 at 13:28










    up vote
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    down vote













    Added for your curiosity but too long for a comment.



    Starting from Robert Israel's elegant answer, it is possible to have quite accurate approximations of the partiel sums using the fact that, for large values of $p$ we have
    $$Psi (p)=log left({p}right)-frac{1}{2 p}-frac{1}{12 p^2}+frac{1}{120
    p^4}+Oleft(frac{1}{p^6}right)$$
    making
    $$S_m=left(frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}right)-frac{13}{2
    m}+frac{23}{3 m^2}-frac{311}{36 m^3}+frac{499}{54 m^4}-frac{36377}{3888
    m^5}+Oleft(frac{1}{m^6}right)$$
    Below are listed some values
    $$left(
    begin{array}{ccc}
    m & text{approximation} & text{exact} \
    2 & 19.691108 & 19.787015 \
    3 & 20.259944 & 20.269370 \
    4 & 20.565282 & 20.567065 \
    5 & 20.768485 & 20.768971 \
    6 & 20.914700 & 20.914867 \
    7 & 21.025135 & 21.025202 \
    8 & 21.111527 & 21.111558 \
    9 & 21.180965 & 21.180981
    end{array}
    right)$$






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      Starting from Robert Israel's elegant answer, it is possible to have quite accurate approximations of the partiel sums using the fact that, for large values of $p$ we have
      $$Psi (p)=log left({p}right)-frac{1}{2 p}-frac{1}{12 p^2}+frac{1}{120
      p^4}+Oleft(frac{1}{p^6}right)$$
      making
      $$S_m=left(frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}right)-frac{13}{2
      m}+frac{23}{3 m^2}-frac{311}{36 m^3}+frac{499}{54 m^4}-frac{36377}{3888
      m^5}+Oleft(frac{1}{m^6}right)$$
      Below are listed some values
      $$left(
      begin{array}{ccc}
      m & text{approximation} & text{exact} \
      2 & 19.691108 & 19.787015 \
      3 & 20.259944 & 20.269370 \
      4 & 20.565282 & 20.567065 \
      5 & 20.768485 & 20.768971 \
      6 & 20.914700 & 20.914867 \
      7 & 21.025135 & 21.025202 \
      8 & 21.111527 & 21.111558 \
      9 & 21.180965 & 21.180981
      end{array}
      right)$$






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        Added for your curiosity but too long for a comment.



        Starting from Robert Israel's elegant answer, it is possible to have quite accurate approximations of the partiel sums using the fact that, for large values of $p$ we have
        $$Psi (p)=log left({p}right)-frac{1}{2 p}-frac{1}{12 p^2}+frac{1}{120
        p^4}+Oleft(frac{1}{p^6}right)$$
        making
        $$S_m=left(frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}right)-frac{13}{2
        m}+frac{23}{3 m^2}-frac{311}{36 m^3}+frac{499}{54 m^4}-frac{36377}{3888
        m^5}+Oleft(frac{1}{m^6}right)$$
        Below are listed some values
        $$left(
        begin{array}{ccc}
        m & text{approximation} & text{exact} \
        2 & 19.691108 & 19.787015 \
        3 & 20.259944 & 20.269370 \
        4 & 20.565282 & 20.567065 \
        5 & 20.768485 & 20.768971 \
        6 & 20.914700 & 20.914867 \
        7 & 21.025135 & 21.025202 \
        8 & 21.111527 & 21.111558 \
        9 & 21.180965 & 21.180981
        end{array}
        right)$$






        share|cite|improve this answer












        Added for your curiosity but too long for a comment.



        Starting from Robert Israel's elegant answer, it is possible to have quite accurate approximations of the partiel sums using the fact that, for large values of $p$ we have
        $$Psi (p)=log left({p}right)-frac{1}{2 p}-frac{1}{12 p^2}+frac{1}{120
        p^4}+Oleft(frac{1}{p^6}right)$$
        making
        $$S_m=left(frac{64}{3} ln(2) - frac{63}{4} ln(3) +frac{161}{36} pi sqrt{3}right)-frac{13}{2
        m}+frac{23}{3 m^2}-frac{311}{36 m^3}+frac{499}{54 m^4}-frac{36377}{3888
        m^5}+Oleft(frac{1}{m^6}right)$$
        Below are listed some values
        $$left(
        begin{array}{ccc}
        m & text{approximation} & text{exact} \
        2 & 19.691108 & 19.787015 \
        3 & 20.259944 & 20.269370 \
        4 & 20.565282 & 20.567065 \
        5 & 20.768485 & 20.768971 \
        6 & 20.914700 & 20.914867 \
        7 & 21.025135 & 21.025202 \
        8 & 21.111527 & 21.111558 \
        9 & 21.180965 & 21.180981
        end{array}
        right)$$







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        answered Dec 13 at 4:30









        Claude Leibovici

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